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Historical Event on 2/8/1999

Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1977Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office.
9/9/2000Venus Williams wins the women's singles in the U.S. Open championship.
5/2/1908Police in Calcutta discover a cache of explosives for use in alleged anarchist plot.
3/23/1947Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India.
10/23/1996Shankarsinh Waghela (Mahagujarat Janata party), new chief minister, sworn in at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
7/23/1903Chandra Shekhar Azad was born Today in 1903
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
9/30/1922Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab).
8/25/1969Vivek Upendra Krishna Razdan, cricket pace bowler (Indian Test 1989-90), was born in Delhi.
2/13/1601John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London.