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Historical Event on 4/8/1759
British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1918 | Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born. |
| 11/30/1988 | Cyclone lashes Bangladesh, Eastern India; 317 killed. |
| 2/8/1994 | Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away. |
| 2/8/1994 | Chaitanya Maha Prabhu, vaishnav Sant, passed away. His mortal remains at Puri.(9/7or 29/6). |
| 1/5/1994 | Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada). |
| 10/12/1976 | Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died. |
| 8/21/1995 | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983. |
| 1/15/1956 | Erach Jahangir Sorabji Taraporewala, famous Indian language expert, passed away. |
| 4/4/1858 | Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops. |
| 2/8/1967 | Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd. |
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