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Historical Event on 4/8/1857
Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/17/1986 | Jiddu Krishnamurti, famous Indian philosopher (Kingdom Happiness), passed away at the age of 90 yrs at Ojai, California, USA. |
| 12/20/1990 | India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations. |
| 9/16/2000 | Aparna Popat loses to Kelly Morgan in the first round of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics. |
| 5/20/1776 | Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away. |
| 5/20/1776 | Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time at Hardoi in U.P. in the battle of Kanauj. |
| 3/31/1998 | T. N. Mishra became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 04/01/99). |
| 8/12/1952 | Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament. |
| 8/15/1990 | India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile. |
| 10/22/1908 | John Sutton, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly), was born in Rawalpindi, India. |
| 3/10/1998 | B. B. Lyngdoh of the United Democratic Party is sworn in Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The 12-day-old Congress(I) Ministry resigned following the failure of the party nominee to be elected as Speaker. |
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