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Historical Event on 8/9/1971

Vinodnand Jha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1774British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
12/4/1997World Bank commits to Haryana a loan of $600 millions (about Rs. 2,350 crores) - largest single bank loan to any State.
1/12/1993Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.
2/14/1922Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born.
12/26/1917Prabhakar Machve, famous Hindi and Marathi litterateur, was born.
7/5/1968Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.
3/19/1982President's rule in Assam.
5/19/1954The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.
7/2/1961Prof M S Thacker, DG-CSIR, laid the foundation stone for the wind tunnel complex.
8/20/1997Arun Gawli, Mumbai underworld don, arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of a builder.