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Historical Event on 2/8/1897
Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/16/1931 | Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting. |
| 1/10/1993 | India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40. |
| 9/16/1995 | Prime Minister inducts 16 new members into his Council of Ministers and elevates three deputy ministers to the rank of Ministers of State. |
| 9/16/1995 | Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India. |
| 1/31/1948 | Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder. |
| 12/27/1901 | Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress. |
| 2/25/1910 | Dalai Lama, Tibeten monk, flees from Chinese troops and takes refuge in India. |
| 4/18/1959 | India, Pakistan sign one-year pact on Indus River irrigation. |
| 12/4/1898 | Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan, Indian Scientist and Physicist-Philosopher, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
| 7/31/1912 | Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84. |
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