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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 |
| 9/17/1885 | Keshav Sitaram Thakrey, journalist, social reformer and historian, was born. |
| 12/19/1988 | Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died. |
| 10/14/1947 | Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died. |
| 8/2/1994 | Opposition quits Parliament panels, boycotts sessions. |
| 5/8/1954 | Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French. |
| 2/18/1895 | Shri Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, nationalist, patriot, social reformer and Congress leader, was born at Masauli village, Barabanki District. |
| 2/23/1993 | India complete a 3-0 series drubbing of England. |
| 3/11/1963 | First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory. |
| 8/1/1988 | Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991. |
| 12/5/1951 | Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter, passed away. |
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