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Historical Event on 2/8/1936

Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1878Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and first president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, was born at Perunna village, Kerala State.
10/10/1962Indies assault up Chinese positions in north India attack
5/10/1901Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, Indian scientist, in the hall of the Royal Society, London, which was packed with eminent scientists today on May 10, 1901 proved that ""plants and animal have similar touch sense"".
1/30/1882Franklin Delano Roosevelt, great leader and social reformer, was born at Hyde Park, New York.
1/20/1994Chinese film 'Farewell, My Concubine' and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Vidheyan' adjudged best Foreign and Indian films in the 25th International Film Festival at Calcutta.
2/25/1920Balraj Madhok was born.
6/17/1965Motilal, famous actor, died.
10/26/1891Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, was born.
10/27/1987Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died.
2/19/1986Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station.