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Historical Event on 8/6/1962
Peking agrees to talks with India to settle border disputes.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/22/1971 | Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 25/04/1973. |
| 12/29/1977 | World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay. |
| 12/27/1988 | The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan. |
| 3/23/1947 | Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India. |
| 4/2/1970 | Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam. |
| 2/2/1982 | Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also. |
| 7/14/1997 | India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting. |
| 7/8/1928 | Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks. |
| 8/18/1896 | Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"". |
| 1/19/2000 | M.A. Chidambaram (81), leading industrialist and chairman of the MAC Group, died in Chennai. |
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