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Historical Event on 2/8/1921

Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/28/1879Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz.
7/16/1993Russia cancels cryogenic rocket deal with India.
12/1/1965Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan.
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.
4/30/1981C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985.
12/9/1993Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh.
1/16/1916Amat Debananda, politician, was born in Balani village at Orissa .
11/9/1998India rejects Pakistan's bid to internalise the Sir Creek issue at the bilaternal talks in New Delhi.
8/7/1871Abanindranath Tagore, great modern artist and painter, was born at Jorasanko in Calcutta.
10/21/2000Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.