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Historical Event on 2/8/1948

Indian govt. bans Muslim groups 'Khaksars' and 'League National Guard'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1996Press Council of India to set up a 5-member committee headed by Chairman P.B. Sawant to inquire into the attack on journalists outside the New Delhi residence of Kanshi Ram.
11/9/1877Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).
6/6/1981The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.
7/9/1994Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died.
1/16/1818The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad.
11/11/1675Aurangzeb executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur thus beginning the Sikh-Muslim feud that continues to this day.
2/4/1991An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth.
10/20/1990Kona Prabhakar Rao, former Governor of Maharashtra, died.
8/30/1990Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.
10/18/1983Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer 55 Tests for India, 3208 runs @ 39.12, died.