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Historical Event on 2/8/1989
Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland, PM of Norway, was awarded 1988 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/16/1997 | G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died. |
| 11/18/1991 | In the by-elections, Congress gets 8 Lok Sabha seats and suffers rout in UP assembly, while BJP gets absolute majority. |
| 6/27/1917 | Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48), was born in Maharashtra. |
| 4/16/1930 | Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000. |
| 7/29/1876 | Indian Science Congress Association was established in Bowbazar Street of Calcutta. |
| 7/7/1995 | Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court. |
| 5/16/1994 | Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away. |
| 10/30/1909 | Homi Jahangir Bhabha, famous nuclear scientist, was born in Bombay. |
| 10/30/1887 | Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born. |
| 10/30/1966 | First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park. |
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