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Historical Event on 3/8/1997

G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/15/1941Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was raised as the 4th Battalion, the 2nd King Edward VII's own Gorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) by Lt Col O'de T Lovett at Deharadun.
6/30/1914Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa.
8/30/1645Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty.
12/23/1969Armstrong and Aldrin collected Moon rock, which was kept on exhibition in New Delhi.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
4/4/1898Hiralal Sen and his brother Motilal Sen purchased a Bioscope Cinematographic Machine from London. The first show of imported films was arranged by them at Classic Theatre on April 4, after which they formed 'The Royal Bioscope Co.,' controlled by H. L. Sen & Bros., 85/2, Maszid Badi Street, Calcutta. The Bioscope Company started touring the provinces of Bengal, Orissa and Bihar.
6/28/1857Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British power of India at Bithoor.
7/4/1789British East India Company signed a treaty with the Nizam of Hydrabad and Peshwa of Pune against Tipu Sultan, King of Mysore, on the understanding that a cavalry of 10,000 would attack Tipu's territory and the conquered area would be divided amongst the three.
4/13/1984India beat Pak by 58 runs to win the first Cricket Asia Cup in Sharjah.
10/31/1999The Ram Janmabhoomi Trust president ends fast in support of his eight-point demands including improvement of 'puja' and 'darshan' arrangements of 'Ram Lala' at the temple.