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Historical Event on 8/10/1855
Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur court, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/6/1927 | Vyankatesh Dingambar Madgulkar, great Marathi story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 2/12/1998 | Om Prakash, 78, Hindi film comedian, passed away in Mumbai. |
| 6/27/1966 | D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968. |
| 8/15/1997 | K. R. Narayanan, President, posthumously confers nation's highest peace-time gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' to second Lieutenant Puneet Dutta. |
| 6/7/1979 | Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'. |
| 10/5/1949 | A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died. |
| 1/29/1948 | Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas. |
| 12/30/1953 | The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India. |
| 3/7/1934 | Nariman Jamshedji Contractor ""Nari Contractor"", cricketer (Indian batsman & captain) was born in Godhra, Gujarat. |
| 3/25/1996 | CBI gives a clean chit to PM Rao in the St. Kitts case. |
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