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Historical Event on 2/8/1994

Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1937Anant Bhave, famous Marathi litterateur and news announcer on Doordarshan, was born.
12/20/1994The last batch of troops of IAF left the capital city of Mogadishu.. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion by AN-124 contracted by UN.
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
8/26/1997Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
7/31/2000The Government announces appointment of Justice B. M. Lal as Chairman of the MRTP Commission.
10/13/1967Vasant Prabhu, famous music director, died.
9/4/1996Narasimha Rao questioned by CBI.
12/16/1997Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own.
5/17/1897Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.
9/24/1992India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi.