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Historical Event on 9/8/1995

Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/25/1879Sri Thanwardas Lilaram Vaswani, professor, saint poet, great orator and prolific writer, was born in Hyderabad, Sindh (now in Pakistan). He was the founder of Mira Movement.
12/16/1921Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation started tunnel construction under Hoogly river.
9/23/1863Rao Tularam Singh Yadav, freedom fighter, was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero.
2/3/1997Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.
10/13/1679More than 20,000 lives were claimed near Massurla Pattanam city, costal area of South India, in a severe storm.
10/13/1679Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath.
9/13/1928Shridhar Pathak, prominent Hindi writer, passed away.
11/25/1956Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians.
6/9/1659Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara.
6/2/1990Sri Ram Sharma Acharya passed away. (27-6-91).