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Historical Event on 1/8/1984

Sushma Mukhopadhyay, first Indian women pilot, died at the of 74.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1997Congress President Sitaram Kesri elected leader of Congress Parliamentary Party, and Sharad Pawar appointed leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha.
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
1/9/1993An Indian Airlines TU-154 plane crash lands in Delhi, all the 165 on board escape; Civil Aviation Minister Scindia resigns; PM cancels Dhaka visit; SAARC summit put off.
11/24/1941Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar.
7/10/1964Bangalore University was established in Karnataka.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
1/14/1999At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
2/25/1987The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1.
8/10/1982Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.