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Historical Event on 1/8/1925
Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".

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4/21/1996	Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag.
4/7/1818	British Government imposed 'State Prisoners Regulation III -1818' for detention and deportion of political prisoners and revolutionaries without any trial. This black act was in force till 1947 when India got independence.
12/28/1926	Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service.
3/14/1931	First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry.
10/28/1996	Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) spills into Western UP from Delhi.
7/14/1997	India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting.
7/11/1994	Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
1/1/1892	Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.
9/5/1793	Mir Kasim lost To Britishers near Rajmahal in battle of Udaynala.
10/19/1929	Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born.

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Historical Event on 1/8/1925 Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".

Historical Event on 1/8/1925
Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".