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Historical Event on 2/8/1907
Madhavravji Golwalkar, sarsanghchalak of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born.
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| 4/26/1973 | Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977. |
| 8/18/1990 | Pandit Narayan Chaturvedi, senior Hindi litterateur, died. |
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| 3/12/1967 | Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections. |
| 3/12/1967 | Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan of Lodi tribe, marched down upon Delhi. |
| 2/17/1931 | Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"". |
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