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Historical Event on 2/8/1881

Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1757Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops.
7/25/1987Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
11/6/2000Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta.
5/16/1911Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
11/2/1984Violence following Indira Gandhi's assassination takes heavy toll.
8/1/1964Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969.
3/2/1990DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra.
8/17/1932V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born.
1/18/1977Morarji Desai and other opposition leaders were released from jail and Lok Sabha was dissolved by the president during the emergency period.
5/12/1998Yeltsin feels let down by the Indian nuclear tests but says that Indo-Russian ties will not be hit.