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Historical Event on 2/8/1936
Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/19/1992 | The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab. |
| 4/14/1659 | Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi. |
| 3/29/1954 | Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated. |
| 5/6/1922 | Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer of Kolhapur, passed away at Bombay. He was 48. |
| 6/23/1953 | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician, national leader and founder of JanSangh Party, died at Srinagar while in detention. |
| 8/30/1993 | LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission. |
| 12/25/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS. |
| 1/8/1995 | ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 8/7/1980 | Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York. |
| 7/3/1751 | Pilaji Jadhav died. |
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