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Historical Event on 2/8/1967
Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/1/1947 | Gandhiji addresses Asian Relations Conference in Delhi. |
| 5/15/1958 | Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi. |
| 4/4/1858 | Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops. |
| 9/15/1947 | Gandhi deplores the idea of population transfer. |
| 2/19/1919 | Arvind Gokhle, great Marathi story writer, was born. |
| 9/9/1812 | The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000. |
| 3/29/1995 | Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati author, passed away. |
| 3/27/1990 | A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa. |
| 6/18/1966 | California's hippie subculture converged into a mass of long hair, flowers, and rock music this weekend, as 50,000 flowed into the fairgrounds of the Monterey International Pop Festival. The event featured the largest collection of major rock acts ever assembled; thousands of fans had to be turned away from the sold-out concert. Established artists such as the Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Otis Redding, and the Mamas and the Papas received the expected ovations from the huge audience. But the response was equally enthusiastic for performances by Indian sitar master Ravi Shankar and new talents Janis Joplin, the Who, and Jimi Hendrix, a young man who played the electric guitar like nobody else. |
| 9/8/1790 | Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born. |
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