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Historical Event on 9/8/1993

Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/5/1924Gandhiji was released after operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Poona.
6/18/1926Bhishma Singh Chauhan, great author, was born at Naglajula (U.P).
1/20/1988Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
4/18/1959Premier Chou En-lai insists Tibetan Dalai Lama was abducted to India.
1/8/1987P. G. Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), passed away.
2/15/1997Conference of Inter-Parliamentary Union in New Delhi.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
8/9/1970Trailokyanath Chakravarty died in Delhi.
8/1/1932Meena Kumari, film actress, was born.
9/19/1960Sindhu River water-sharing settement was signed between India and Pakistan.