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Historical Event on 1/8/1925

Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/12/1990Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene.
9/30/1900Mohommad Ali Chhagla, former central minister, was born.
4/19/1998Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
3/22/1971Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, great social reformer, revolutionary and poet, passed away.
9/23/1803British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye.
9/21/1962Major General I. J. Rikhye completed the task in accordance with the memorandum to UNSF, thus fulfilling the mandate of cessation of hostilities without any incident.
5/17/1994Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.
4/2/1870Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was found. 95 members from different parts of Maharashtra assembled in Pune during its founding.
10/13/1978Maharashtra branch of Forward Block Party merged in Indira Congress.