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Historical Event on 8/8/1990
Naval Godrej, famous Industrialist, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/12/1966 | Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away. |
| 6/23/1975 | Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died. |
| 4/12/1917 | Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad better known as ""Vinoo Mankad"", cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time), was born at Jamnagar. |
| 1/21/1952 | Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru. |
| 9/18/1867 | Ganganendranath Tagore, great painter, patriot and artist, was born in Calcutta. |
| 2/7/1992 | Shalki', the first submarine designed in India, joined Indian Navy. |
| 12/28/1892 | Dr. Shivajirao Ganesh (Daji Patwardhan), famous social worker and Padmashri awardee, was born. |
| 1/12/2000 | Dr. Gurudev S. Khush of the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute wins the Wolf prize for Agriculture for the year 2000. |
| 8/20/1917 | Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra. |
| 10/6/1998 | Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai. |
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