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Historical Event on 2/8/1971

Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi, writer, administrator, leader and founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1921Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, drama writer and journalist, passed away.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
9/27/1989Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee, noted playback singer and music director, died.
4/24/1972Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.
4/7/1998Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India.
7/24/1994Bodo kills 37 moslems in Bashbari, North Eastern India.
4/9/1756Ali Bardi Khan of Bengal passed away in Murshidabad. His youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah was crowned as King of Bengal when he was merely 20 years old after the death of King Tartar.
6/13/1996Govt. extends for another 2 years the ban imposed on LTTE w.e.f. 14/6/1996 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
1/23/1972Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party; 100 die in New Delhi.
1/30/1949Night Airmail Services was inaugurated.