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Historical Event on 2/8/1912
Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/29/1977 | World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay. |
| 2/19/1974 | Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai. |
| 5/10/1910 | Robert Koch, nobel laureate, died of an heart attack. |
| 6/1/1945 | Tata Fundamental Research Institute was established. |
| 3/9/1951 | Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born. |
| 4/20/1971 | India won Cricket Test Rubber' for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team. |
| 9/5/1957 | Wealth Tax Bill passed in Rajya Sabha. |
| 5/7/1994 | Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India. |
| 2/25/1897 | A. Vedaratnam, freedom fighter, nationalist and leader, was born in an orthodox Saiva Vellala community. |
| 7/30/1947 | The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November. |
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