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Historical Event on 8/8/1942
'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/17/1830 | Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died. |
| 5/4/1960 | Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale. |
| 2/10/1910 | Smt. Durga Bhagwat, veteran Marathi writer, was born. |
| 11/19/1997 | 1996 Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmament and development presented to Medicins Sans Frontieres, a non-government organisation, providing medical aid to the needy across the globe, by President K. R. Narayanan on the 80th birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi. |
| 1/6/1997 | Sumita Ghosh (CISF) sets a National junior women's record in the standard rifle 3 position in National shooting. |
| 7/3/1751 | Pilaji Jadhav died. |
| 4/15/1996 | Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa. |
| 4/26/1991 | Syed Shahabuddin filed nominations for two seats as a candidate of two different parties within 24 hours. |
| 4/8/1937 | R. Gundurao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of Indira Congress, was born. |
| 12/27/1988 | The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan. |
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