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Historical Event on 8/7/1871
Abanindranath Tagore, great modern artist and painter, was born at Jorasanko in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/1994 | Yogi Dhirendra Bhramachari, [controversial Flying Swami], hindu saint, died in an air crash near Jammu. He was 70. |
| 4/10/1937 | Shridhar Vyanktesh Ketkar, creator of Maharashtra Gyankosh and Sociologist, passed away. |
| 3/26/1997 | Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition. |
| 8/4/1935 | Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935. |
| 11/25/1993 | National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, celebrated its platinum jubilee in 1993 by organizing several scientific activities throughout the year, culminating in the International Symposium on Nutrition during November 25-27, 1993. |
| 4/30/1977 | Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed. |
| 6/1/1959 | The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India. |
| 1/11/1921 | Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, drama writer and journalist, passed away. |
| 1/1/1931 | Gopi Chand Narang, great educationist and Urdu scholar, was born at Dukki. |
| 6/24/1897 | Padmashree Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, famous music director of Gwalior Gharana, was born at Gujrat. |
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