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Historical Event on 8/7/1887
Kasturi Shriniwas Iyengar, politician and journalist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/2/1917 | Maharshi Vinayak Ramchandra Patwardhan (Annasaheb), collegue of Lokmanya Tilak, passed away. |
| 2/13/1994 | Dr. Krishnaprasad Mishra, 'Sahitya Academy Award' winner, Oria novelist and short story writer, passed away. |
| 3/10/1995 | Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died. |
| 6/9/1967 | Narayan Shripad Rajhans, alias Bal Gandharva, went into a coma in Bombay and never regained his consciousness. |
| 8/13/1954 | Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully. |
| 10/11/1999 | Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely. |
| 8/1/1905 | Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/. |
| 1/3/1931 | Yashwant Dinkar Phadke, great critic of literature, was born. |
| 10/22/1680 | Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died. |
| 10/11/1927 | Sarojini Regani, great journalist, was born at Secunderabad. |
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