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Historical Event on 2/8/1995

Mulayam Singh wins the crucial vote of strength.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.
11/1/1999Soli Sorbajee is re-appointed the Attorney General.
2/18/1998C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna.
4/15/1948Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.
1/29/1994Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies.
7/29/1891Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur and Hindi writer, passed away in Calcutta.
2/1/1855East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.
2/22/1997India, Turkmenistan and Iran sign transit agreement.
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
3/13/1857Lord William Pit, Governer General of India (1823-28), passed away.