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Historical Event on 8/9/1966

Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
6/9/1992LDF wrests Narakal while the UDF retains the Tanur assembly seat in Kerala.
9/29/2000Union Minister of State for Agriculture S.B.P.B.K. Satyanarayana Rao quits the from Cabinet.
9/29/2000Babur Shah, Mughal Emperior, defeated Afghan Nawab Nasrat Shah, king of Bengal, on the banks of the Gand and the Ghaghra river.
7/1/1913Vasantrao Phulsing Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, was born at Ganuli (Yeotmal).
2/20/1992Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away.
12/22/1887Srinivas Ramanujam, India's greatest mathematician, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
12/20/1990India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations.
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).