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Historical Event on 7/8/1954
Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, inaugurated world's longest Bhakra-Nangal Dam canal at Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/17/1799 | Srirangapatnam was surrounded by British Army in the fourth and last Mysore war which began in 1798. Tipu Sultan' was killed in the battle on 4th May. The East India Company announced the Seringapatanam Medal (1799). |
| 4/6/1773 | James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born. |
| 7/8/1997 | 33 persons killed and 67 injured as blast rips through part of Ambala-bound train at Lehra Khana station in Bhatinda district, Punjab. |
| 4/28/1848 | Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das was born in Calcutta district in Orissa. |
| 6/4/1989 | Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died. |
| 8/12/1998 | Uttarancha State plan meets with difficulty owing to differences on inclusion of Udham Singh Nagar and Hardwar district. |
| 4/17/1926 | Chandrashekhar, eighth Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 4/8/1929 | Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw two bombs on the Assembly Hall. |
| 4/8/1929 | Guru Arjun Dev, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 4/27/1919 | Ustad Allarakha Khan, great Tabla player, was born. |
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