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Historical Event on 8/7/1988

N. T. Ramarao elected chairman and V.P. Singh the convenor of the National Front.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1998Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.
1/1/1994This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"".
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.
5/28/1978The kiss comes to the Hindi screen in 'Love Sublime,' and is seen as a sign of what the govt. calls greater 'creative freedom,' after Indira Gandhi's authoritarian rule at Bombay.
5/14/1996H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.
4/14/1990J&K Assembly dissolved.
8/1/1920Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindu leader, died at Bombay.
3/23/1911Indranath Bandopadhyay, Bengali comedy writer and journalist, passed away.
9/25/1919Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established.
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.