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Historical Event on 8/8/1990

Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1903British to increase size of Royal Army in India.
8/21/1988500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.
7/2/1997Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
7/2/1997Emperor Humayun, son of Babar, was born in Kabul.
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.
11/17/1999Meerabai, saint poet, passed away.
4/21/1998The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated.
4/24/1966Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad.
7/8/199125 tonnes of gold moved to London from India to raise $ 200 million loan.
8/5/1950Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, passed away.