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Historical Event on 2/8/1971

Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi, writer, administrator, leader and founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/22/1994Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay.
3/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray passed away (1-5-98).
6/6/1998All IAF Meteorological Sections were put on high alert from 06 Jun 98, and constant interaction with India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Mumbai and the (IMD) Centre at Ahmedabad resulted in 24 hours tracking and plotting of the cyclone, which was passed down as forecasts to Service and civil authorities in the Saurashtra and Kutch region.
5/1/1996Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
3/16/1880Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born.
6/13/1991Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists.
11/13/1945Australian Services draw first Victory Test against India
2/20/1846Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore.
5/9/1917Fighting breaks out at Kharkwasta in the north-west frontier of India.