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Historical Event on 1/8/1872

Hemchandra Goswami, ancient Asamia literature expert, historian, editor and poet, was born.

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1/27/1996'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully.
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6/4/1958The three-men Indian Mountaineering group successfully climbed the high Peak in the Garhwal Hills Range.
7/3/1991Rupee devalued again from 10.58 to 10.96\% .
1/2/1994Landslide win for GNLF in the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
10/13/1967Vasant Prabhu, famous music director, died.
6/21/1948C. Rajagopalachari was appointed the first Indian Governor General of Indian union (21/06/1948-25/01/1950). After January 25, 1950, this post was abolished.
3/12/1954Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan.
5/14/1657Dharmavir Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was born on Purandar fort.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.