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Historical Event on 9/8/1995

Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1982Shree Maa Anandmayee of universal fame passed away. Her body was laid to rest at Shree Anandamayee Ashram in Kankhal.
9/26/1820Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (Banerji), great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur, father of Bengali prose and who gave the Bengalees their first Primer in 1855, was born in the village of Birsingha in Midnapore district of Bengal.
11/17/1953Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away.
7/3/1948H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy.
10/2/1942Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire.
1/17/1985Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test vs England.
3/3/1967India signed the International Space Treaty in Moscow.
6/27/1999India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey.
9/26/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.
10/20/1774New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.