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Historical Event on 9/8/1960

Feroz Gandhi, a prominent member of the Lok Sabha,died in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1947Shetkari Kamgar Party was established at Devachi Alandi.
7/28/1972India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
7/5/1901B. N. Sircar, producer and founder of International Film Craft and New Theaters Ltd., Calcutta was born at Bhagalpur. His films are Boker Bojha, Chorekanta, Chasar Meye (1931).
2/1/194217 Indian Division's were withdrawn over vast stretches and the British evacuation in Burma was the longest in British military history. The Division was to subsequently extract terrible retribution from the Japanese Army during World War II and to destabilise the Indian Economy with forged notes of 5, 10 and 100 Rupees.
12/20/2000Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces the Government's decision to extend J&K ceasefire till January 26, 2001.
1/26/1995Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest.
1/1/1986Fourth Pay Commission implemented.
8/28/1997Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.