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Historical Event on 8/8/1972
Olympics open at Munich (26).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/18/1906 | Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, chief of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born. |
| 9/5/1793 | Mir Kasim lost To Britishers near Rajmahal in battle of Udaynala. |
| 10/12/1860 | Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, passed away at the age of 73. |
| 1/31/1994 | Milind Desai, 12, the youngest editor in Gujarati journalism, died of leukemia. |
| 7/19/1998 | The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly. |
| 7/22/1991 | Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away. |
| 11/25/1990 | R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away. |
| 8/21/1997 | Government extends the provision of the payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 to all those societies and trusts which employed 10 or more people. |
| 11/6/1946 | P. S. Shivswami Iyyer, great politician and administrator, passed away. |
| 10/29/1991 | Janta Dal leaders inculding V.P. Singh arrested on way to Ayodhya. |
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