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Historical Event on 1/8/1984
Sushma Mukhopadhyay, first Indian women pilot, died at the of 74.

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1/24/1994	India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems.
3/10/1897	Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.
1/10/1996	Supreme Court tells Arunachal Pradesh to give protection to Chakma refugees.
5/10/1993	Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time.
5/24/1993	India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.
8/19/1944	The last Japanese troops driven out of India.
1/26/1950	The new Indian awards known as Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra, were finally selected in June 1948 and annouced on the first Republic Day. Param Vir Chakra to the Victoria Cross, the Maha Vir Chakra to the Indian Order of Merit and the Vir Chakra is equivalent to the Military Cross. The Ashoka Chakra series, meant for gallantry other than in the face of the enemy, was probably meant to replace the George Cross, Albert Medal and George Medal.
12/17/1933	Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut.
4/16/1959	Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.
12/1/1932	A round-table conference on India fails to reach an agreement at London.

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Historical Event on 1/8/1984 Sushma Mukhopadhyay, first Indian women pilot, died at the of 74.

Historical Event on 1/8/1984
Sushma Mukhopadhyay, first Indian women pilot, died at the of 74.