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Historical Event on 9/8/1972

Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich.

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12/6/199813th Asian Games inaugurated at Bangkok.
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6/1/1995Kanshi Ram (Bahujan Samaj Party) withdraws support to the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led government in UP and stakes claim to form a new government.
11/8/1988At 0910 hrs, One - O - Four's moments of glory were frozen for eternity when it received the coveted colours from the then President of Indian R Venkatraman.
11/19/1998Shruti Khanna won her Maiden title on Indian soil in the Northern India Ladies Championship at the Delhi Golf Course.
5/14/1956Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.