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Historical Event on 8/8/1968
Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/30/1936 | Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters. |
| 5/8/1990 | A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property. |
| 5/8/1998 | Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, gets the Gandhi award for 1998. |
| 4/17/1997 | Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died. |
| 12/13/1991 | Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India. |
| 10/24/1827 | Viceroy Lord Rippan (1880-1884) was born |
| 9/16/1954 | The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent. |
| 5/22/1991 | Elections scheduled to be held on 23, 26 deferred to 12, 15 of June. |
| 6/19/1871 | Madhavrao Sapre was born. |
| 10/15/1996 | H.D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, launched the concluding ceremony of the 85th year of ICMR at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. He also gave away the ICMR Prizes and Awards (1994-95) to outstanding bio-medical scientists of India. |
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