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Historical Event on 1/8/1884
Keshav Chunder Sen, nationalist leader of Bengal, social worker and good orator of Brahma Samaj, passed away at his home in Lily Cottage, Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in our country. He strongly believed that education was the basic necessity to change the society.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/30/1888 | Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad. |
| 10/22/1962 | Bakhra-Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project, was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. |
| 5/14/1976 | Pakistan and India agree to resume diplomatic ties. |
| 1/22/1990 | The International Literacy Campaign was launced in the country by the Prime Minister at a national function held at New Delhi. (8-9-90). |
| 7/9/1979 | Janardhan Gnanoba Navle, cricketer, 2 Tests for India as WK and 1 catch, passed away. |
| 9/24/1997 | I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, addresses UN General Assembly, stakes India's claim to UN Security Council seat. |
| 11/15/1993 | IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe. |
| 2/7/1992 | Shalki', the first submarine designed in India, joined Indian Navy. |
| 12/20/1998 | Dr. B. V. Raman (86), a reputed astrologer, dies in Bangalore following a cardiac arrest. He was the Editor of The Astrological Magazine. |
| 10/19/1920 | Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born. |
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