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Historical Event on 2/8/1785

Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/8/1785Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, was born.
5/19/1993Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines.
4/28/1996EC orders re-polling in 69 booths in four states.
10/4/1997J & K Assembly passed the Ladakh Hill Council Bill.
5/1/1973All non-fuel Coal Mines fields were nationalised.
8/23/1942Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur.
10/16/1994IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
12/21/1998The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.
4/23/1946Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan, exchanging its Spitfire Vllls for Mk XlVs in October and arriving in Japan aboard HMS vengence.
11/21/1947First Stamp of Independent India was released