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Historical Event on 8/8/1912

Prabhulal Bhatnagar, mathematician and Padmabhushan awardee, was born.

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2/25/1938Farokh Manekshaw Engineer, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75), was born in Bombay.
3/1/1919Mahatma Gandhi announced his desire to start 'Satyagraha' against proposed Rowlatt Act meant to curb civil and political liberties.
4/9/1986First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada.
9/25/1857Lucknow relief by Havelock & Outram begins.
6/25/2000The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
9/12/1899Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born.
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
9/13/1901Jamshedji Bomanji H. Wadia, director and producer, was born. His first film was 'Toofan Mail' (1932).
9/5/1997Mother Teresa, founder of Missionaries of Charity who was awarded with Nobel Prize (1979) and Bharat Ratna, died at the age of 87 due to heart attack late in the evening around 9:30 pm in Calcutta.