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Historical Event on 8/9/1971

A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1970Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
9/24/1859Nana Saheb, alias Dhundu Pant, one of the top leaders of Sepoy Mutiny, passed away in Nepal.
5/3/1971Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away.
5/15/1864Mahavirprasad Dvivedi, famous Hindi litterateur, poet, writer and editor, was born at Daulatpur village in UP.
5/29/1993Ramesh More, Shiv Sena MLA, was murdered.
9/16/1997General Manager of Tata Tea remanded to judicial custody on charges of abetting and aiding ULFA.
11/25/1999Madras HC sets aside Tamil Nadu Governor Fathima Beevi's order rejecting the mercy petitions of four accused in Rajiv Gandhi case.
1/14/1990India and Maldives scrap visas.
1/18/2000S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.
3/29/1914Sudhir Gupta, famous Hindi poet and educationist, was born in Kalasgram, Bangladesh.