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Historical Event on 2/8/1993

India and Spain sign four agreements as the Spanish PM, Felipe Gonzalez, began a two-day visit to New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/8/1994Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away.
9/18/2000President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
9/21/1997Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.
8/8/1990Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation.
2/7/1922Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.
2/10/1982K. R. Meher-Homji, cricket wicket keeper (one Test, one catch, no stumps), passed away.
6/2/1955A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak.
1/25/1880Brahmo Samaj of modernisation and fraternity amongst religions Nababidhan Keshab Chandra Sen introduced.
1/25/1880Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded him and changed the offerings to the Guru into a regular tax.
7/20/1990Tamil Nadu Bandh organised by Tamil Nadu Government to protest against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka passes off peacefully.