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Historical Event on 9/8/1991

Hostage ONGC engineer T.S. Raju and mediator Bipul Mahanta, an Amnesty International member, killed by ULFA in Assam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/15/192116 Gurkha troops killed by anti-British rebels.
3/15/1901Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games.
2/16/1968Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon along with their wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
3/10/1912Anant Ramachandra Joshi, cricket Test Umpire for 12 test from 1948-5, was born in Maharashtra.
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.
2/7/1985Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away.
12/24/1972Daily newspaper ""Janshakti"" published it's first edition at Jalgaon.