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Historical Event on 2/8/1971

Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1945Dr. J. J. Rawal, joint director of Nehru Planetarium of Mumbai, was born.
1/17/1917Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
12/6/1756British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India.
6/6/1997Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
8/19/1996Gujarat's expelled BJP leader Shankersingh Waghela forms a new party called 'Rashtriya Janata Party'.
10/1/1990Supreme Court stays implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations.
3/17/1955Indian Standard's Institute started working to control the quality of Indian products and the ISI mark was issued to quality products.
6/22/1955Sadashiv Garpatrao Shinde, cricketer (12 wkts in 7 Tests for India), died at the age of 31.
11/13/1998Tendulkar blazes as India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah beating Zimbabwe in the final.
8/29/1984Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.