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Historical Event on 8/8/1936
Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/2/1996 | Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams. |
| 1/16/1916 | Amat Debananda, politician, was born in Balani village at Orissa . |
| 8/28/1896 | Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born. |
| 9/27/1972 | Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, passed away at the age of 80 at Bangalore. |
| 7/15/2000 | The Maharashtra Government gives the green signal to police to proceed against Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray for his alleged role in the 1992-93 Mumbai communal riots. |
| 2/19/1993 | SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland. |
| 10/31/1990 | Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley. |
| 1/25/1917 | Captain P.K. Sahgal, freedom fighter who attended Indian Military Academy course at Dehradun, was born at Hoshiarpur. |
| 7/15/1980 | Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away. |
| 10/17/1979 | Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
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