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Historical Event on 8/7/1905

Indian National Congress declared to boycott the British goods for the first time against Bengal partition, and also advocated to buy ' Swadeshi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1997Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5).
5/31/1997Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.
5/31/1997Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born.
12/12/1996India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water.
2/16/1992Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated.
4/23/1994Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait, former Indian Union Muslim League president, floats a new party - the Indian National League.
10/16/1788Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi.
6/15/1969Dr. Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, great pioneer in Indian Geology and professor in development of geo-scientific research in the country, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 86.
2/20/1985Bhawani Prasad Mishra, progressive Hindi poet, passed away. His most famous poem is ""Main Geet Bechtaa Hun"".
6/1/1996Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.