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Historical Event on 1/8/1995

ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
9/14/1991Assam declared 'disturbed area', army launches 'Operation Rhino' against ULFA militants.
12/19/1995Unidentified aircraft drops a heap of sophisticated arms and ammunition, including AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers and anti-tank grenades in Purulia district in West Bengal.
1/14/1995The 5th Pay Commission suggests trimming of bureaucracy.
2/25/1987The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1.
2/8/1971Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.
9/2/1947Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
12/23/2000The Centre gives a green signal to West Bengal Government's proposal to rename Calcutta as ''Kolkata''.
6/20/1957Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died.
8/29/1997B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.