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Historical Event on 1/8/1895
Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar, freedom fighter, pioneer of the labour movement in India and President of All India Trade Union Congress, was born at Rui village, district Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/6/1847 | Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died. |
| 7/11/1998 | Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik. |
| 7/19/1990 | Planning Commission decides to make changes in the Gadgil formula for central assistance to States in consultation with states. |
| 9/11/1948 | Mohammad Ali Jinnah, father of Pakistan, died. |
| 6/18/1879 | Venketeshwar Bachhali, famous physics scientist, was born. |
| 8/16/2000 | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, goes into a coma after multiple organ failure. |
| 9/3/1999 | India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict. |
| 9/3/1999 | Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin. |
| 7/16/1856 | Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage. |
| 8/14/1968 | Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000. |
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