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Historical Event on 1/8/1994

Kamkothi Parmacharya Shri Chandrashekhar Saraswati, 68th Shankaracharya of Kanchi maat and Indian Saint, passed away at the the of 99.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1982Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna started by Indira Gandhi.
8/21/1879Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
1/20/1990Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence.
5/8/1990A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property.
9/8/1947There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.
9/26/1998Sachin Tendulkar make a record 127 runs against Zimbabwe at Calcutta.
10/2/1954Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal.
4/7/2000The Delhi police unearth a multicrore cricket betting and match- fixing racket involving five South African cricketers, including the captain Hansie Cronje. A Delhi-based Indian operator Rajesh Kalra put behind bars.
3/9/1997Bezawada Gopala Reddy, 89, former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died.
9/13/1992Union government decides to form a National Human Rights Commission.