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Historical Event on 8/8/1948
Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/8/1948 | The first visit of Jesuit Priest of Goa in the Court of Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri. |
| 8/4/1993 | Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-law of revolutionary Senapati Bapat, died. |
| 8/18/1957 | Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961. |
| 4/17/1999 | The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270. |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 1/14/1905 | Durga Khote, Marathi stage artist and actress, was born. |
| 9/8/1997 | English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states. |
| 11/20/1917 | Ram Gopal, great Indies /English classical dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain), was born. |
| 1/14/1964 | Bapu Nadkarni bowled 32-27-5-0 vs England, 21 maiden overs in a row. |
| 9/15/1953 | S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly. |
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