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Historical Event on 1/8/1908
Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/21/1986 | Nine-member Cong-MNF coalition ministry headed by MNF President Laldenga sworn-in in Aizawl. |
| 7/6/1995 | Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants. |
| 8/15/1955 | Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa. |
| 1/26/1981 | Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated. |
| 3/29/1849 | Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar. |
| 9/5/1846 | Sir Charles Metkaf, Governor General of East India Company, died. |
| 1/24/1870 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born. |
| 10/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. |
| 3/23/1982 | Annasaheb Patil, father of Maratha Mahasangh, passed away. |
| 1/12/1995 | Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000. |
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