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Historical Event on 8/10/1993
Narayan Keshav Upasni, famous educationist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/14/1956 | Dr. Bhimrao Ramji, Ambedkar and about two lakh scheduled caste men and women embraced Buddhism in Nagpur. |
| 1/26/1957 | Shivlal Nandlal Yadav, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 8/6/1993 | Medha Patkar suspends anti-Narmada stir and drops her ''jal samarpan'' threat. |
| 7/5/1882 | Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan. |
| 8/22/1915 | Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born. |
| 1/16/1997 | Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai. |
| 10/29/1996 | Kamini' (Kalpakkam Mini), a 30 KW research reactor which uses man-made Uranium-233 as fuel and the only working reactor of its kind in the world, attains 'criticality'. |
| 11/3/1997 | American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity. |
| 3/16/1986 | Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail. |
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