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Historical Event on 8/7/1991

India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1958Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and fighter for national freedom. Some of his works which are the masterpieces of the Urdu language are ""Ghubari-Khatir"" and Tadhkirah"". He was Minister of Education in the first Indian Government.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
5/20/1878Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated.
9/18/1925Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
8/27/1946Gandhiji cables warning to British Government against repetition of ""Bengal Tragedy"". He also wrote to Wavell.
3/10/1997Maharashtra government renames Osmanabad as Dharashiva.
11/11/1921Gandhi urges Hindus to remove statue of ex-Viceroy Lord Lawrence.
4/23/1795East India Company gave Warren Hastings a grant of the money and he was honourably acquitted of the charges.
10/21/1995L.K.Advani unanimously re-elected BJP president for the fourth time in New Delhi.
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.



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