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Historical Event on 2/8/1872
Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/7/1900 | Raghukul Tilak, educationist and social worker, was born at Meerut, UP. |
| 9/29/1930 | Ramnath Baburao Kenny, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 12/6/1956 | Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Babasaheb), great social worker, politician and writer of Indian constitution, passed away in Bombay. |
| 2/16/1992 | Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated. |
| 9/24/1936 | It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity. |
| 5/11/1999 | Supreme Court confirms the death sentence on four of the 26 accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, reduces to life imprisonment the sentence on three others and acquits the remaining 19. |
| 3/15/1941 | Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was raised as the 4th Battalion, the 2nd King Edward VII's own Gorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) by Lt Col O'de T Lovett at Deharadun. |
| 8/11/1961 | Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States. |
| 3/21/1957 | India's national calender came into force. |
| 9/15/1927 | Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena was born. |
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