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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 |
| 12/5/1992 | Monisha, actress and winner of the 1987 'Urvasi' award for the Malayalam film 'Nakhakshathangal' died at a young age of 21 years. |
| 3/31/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous). |
| 6/9/1992 | Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP. |
| 1/21/1908 | Gandhiji agrees to settlement on basis of voluntary registration, if Registration Act is repealed. |
| 9/1/1893 | Kashinath Tryambak Telang, first Maharashtrian Chief Justice of Mumbai High Court, died. |
| 9/1/1942 | Rasbihari Bose established the Indian National Army. |
| 3/1/1818 | Singhgad won by the Britishers after the end of Peshwa kingdom. |
| 5/17/1991 | Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away. |
| 2/23/1876 | Saint Gadgebaba, great modern saint of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 1/25/1930 | Mehdi Baqer, great educationist, was born at Faizabad in UP. |
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