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Historical Event on 8/10/1982

Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/1982Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi.
2/18/1994India rejects OIC offer to mediate on Kashmir.
4/15/1932Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born.
7/6/1992The centre decides to allow TV and Radio time slots for private producers.
3/21/1976The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government.
3/25/1905Mirza Rasid Ali Baig, famous Indian politician, was born.
9/20/1998A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
12/26/1947K.M. Munshi is appointed Govt. of India's agent in Hyderabad State.
6/15/1948Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, passed away.