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Historical Event on 7/8/1971
Krishnarao Arkgudun, versatile Kannad author, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/26/1858 | Diwan Maniram and Piali Barua were hanged. (Grandson of Purandara Simha, the last Ahom king of Assam). |
| 6/20/1996 | Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT. |
| 9/23/1911 | Rappal Sangmeshwar Krishnan, noted physics expert of India, was born. |
| 12/29/1927 | Hakim Ajmal Khan, freedom fighter, litterateur and a true patriot, died. |
| 6/28/1972 | Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945. |
| 12/27/1976 | The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone. |
| 2/23/1993 | Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award. |
| 11/19/1993 | Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel. |
| 7/31/1997 | Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant. |
| 6/12/1976 | Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, died at Varanasi. |
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