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Historical Event on 9/8/1952

The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1942The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
10/18/1906Depressed Classes Mission Society' was established by Vitthal Ramji Shinde.
1/17/1833William Rush, Indian sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), passed away.
10/10/1906Narayan Rasipuram Krishnaswamy, great Indian writer, was born.
3/9/1931Karansingh, politician, was born.
4/30/1992Over 7 years after the gas disaster, a Bhopal court orders attachment of Carbide properties in India.
4/2/1933Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj, jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, passed away. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the King of a great game"". He scored 989 Test runs with a 1st-class avg. 56.
6/25/1888Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born.
2/16/1955Maghnath Saha, famous scientist, passed away.
4/1/1839Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients .