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Historical Event on 2/8/1999

Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1992The Centre decides to wind up the 7-year-old Food Processing Industry ministry.
6/1/1842Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali officer and litterateur, was born.
4/16/1801Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.
6/5/1999The Army releases documents seized from three Pakistani soldiers in the Batalik sector to substantiate its claim that Pakistan regulars are involved in the Kargil conflict.
10/22/1999Balayogi is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha for second consecutive term.
9/2/1956Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).
12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
12/31/1988Nuclear Fuel Complex was established in Hyderabad.
4/20/1989President's rule imposed in Karnataka.
3/16/1860Dr. W.M. Haffkine, great scientist, bacteriologist and professor, was born at Odessa in Russia.