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Historical Event on 8/8/1990

Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/27/1967First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines.
1/15/1887Shri Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chowdary, freedom fighter and a great native poet, was born in village Angaluru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.
8/13/1795Ahilyabai Holkar passed away at the age of 70.
8/23/1942Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur.
2/8/1971Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi, writer, administrator, leader and founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, died.
5/14/1996H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.
8/3/1995Enron Power Project scrapped by Maharashtra government.
11/9/1999Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.