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Historical Event on 8/8/1955
Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/4/1858 | Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops. |
| 3/1/1989 | Vasantdada Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Governor of Rajasthan, passed away. |
| 9/17/1929 | La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM and AVSM, VM, was born in Madras. |
| 4/1/1882 | Savings Bank Postal system was introduced. |
| 11/11/1991 | Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review. |
| 8/5/1921 | Malhi Govind, modern Sindhi novelist, was born. |
| 3/5/1992 | Sunder, comedy actor, passed away. |
| 6/5/1882 | Cyclonic Storm & floods in Arabian Sea hit Bombay. About 100,000 people drowned. |
| 4/22/2000 | Bhaktavar Lentin (72), former Judge of the Bombay High Court, died after a prolonged illness at his residence in Mumbai. |
| 1/27/1927 | Michael Craig, actor (Escape 2000, Vault of Horror), was born in Pune. |
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