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Historical Event on 8/9/1971
A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/14/1999 | Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan. |
| 3/29/1857 | Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny. |
| 5/10/1999 | Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill. |
| 9/5/1872 | V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freeom fighter, social reformer, prolific writer, politician and leader, was born at Ottapidaram village in Tamil Nadu. |
| 2/11/1998 | Prof. Anil Kumar Baruah, CPI(ML) candidate for the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat, is shot dead by suspected ULFA militants at Neharani. |
| 10/20/1774 | New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed. |
| 4/16/1918 | Lalita Pawar, famous actress of Indian film industry, was born. |
| 9/16/1977 | Kesarbai Kerkar, famous classical singer, died in Bombay. |
| 11/27/1994 | Shyam Vyas, veteran Hindi story writer, passed away. |
| 6/7/1965 | Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away. |
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