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Historical Event on 2/8/1936

Manohar Shankar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India vs West Indies in 1958-59), was born in Baroda.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/20/1954Surendra Vithal Nayak "Suru Nayak", cricketer (two Tests for India v England 1982), was born in Bom
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
8/17/1916Amritlal Naagar was born.
6/22/1993The centre bans the use of 12 pesticides.
1/19/1997Air India triumphs in the National Women's Cricket championship in Calcutta.
3/1/1950The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000.
9/21/1999Mr. A. C. Muthiah was elected president and Kapil Dev the senior coach at the Board of Control of Cricket in India AGM in Jaipur.
5/15/1993K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93.
12/26/1904First cross-country motor car race inaugurated between Dehli and Bombay started its rally. It was organised by Motor Union of Western India.
9/4/1983INSAT-1B runs into snag, its solar array fails to deploy fully.