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Historical Event on 2/8/1959
The Report of the Committee of Parliament constituted under Article 344 (4) of the constitution was submitted to the President.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/17/1761 | William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people. |
| 8/21/1972 | A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction. |
| 1/12/1995 | Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000. |
| 5/19/1980 | T. N. Raina, former General of India, passed away. |
| 6/17/1993 | K. D. Dharmadhikari (Nana), veteran freedom fighter, died. |
| 8/29/1947 | A conference of the Governor General and the two PMs of India and Pakistan with their military commanders to stop communal riots in the Punjab. |
| 2/15/2000 | K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema. |
| 8/27/1995 | Andhra Pradesh Governor asks N T Rama Rao to prove his majority on 31st following a split in the Telugu Desam party. |
| 5/9/1874 | First horse-drawn tram car started running in Mumbai. |
| 5/9/1874 | Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, established Amritsar city. |
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