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Historical Event on 8/8/1936

Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1920Kocheril Raman Narayanan was born in the village of Uzhavoor in Kottayam district, Kerala.
6/1/1992S.K. Datta became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/93).
4/15/1895Bal Gangadhar Tilak inagurated the Shivaji Mahotsav at Raigad Fort.
1/28/1961Foundation-stone of the first factory of H.M.T. wrist watches laid in Bangalore.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
12/5/1951Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter, passed away.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
9/14/1803Lord Lake was captured Delhi.
2/2/1977Jagjivan Ram, Cabinet member of 30 years, resigns to protest emergency rule causing minor split in Congress party.
5/17/1994Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.