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Historical Event on 9/8/1933
Asha Bhosle (born Asha Mangeshkar), famous playback singer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/12/1824 | Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, metaphysician, social reformer, religious leader, was born at Jeevapar Tankara, Kathiawad near Morbi. |
| 5/1/2000 | Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta. |
| 12/29/1997 | Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics. |
| 11/12/1999 | A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 1/12/1918 | C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous film music director, was born. |
| 4/15/1984 | Extremist Sikhs plunder 40 stations in Punjab, India. |
| 8/15/1947 | India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries. |
| 2/26/1937 | Manmohan Desai, film producer and director, was born. |
| 12/13/1947 | Nicholas Raerich, great philosopher, master-artist, prolific writer, scientist, educator, designer, poet, humanitarian, explorer, leader and social worker, died at Naggar, Kulu. |
| 4/9/1965 | After Indo-Pak conflict of 1965, the Raksha Medal, Samar Seva Star and some others were introduced. |
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