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Historical Event on 1/8/1995
Madhu Limaye, veteran national leader, socialist thinker, freedom fighter, politician, writer, close associate of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jaya Prakash Narayan, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1917 | Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal. |
| 2/10/1949 | Pune University' established. |
| 7/24/1999 | Vimala Ranadive (84), senior CPI(M) leader, died in Mumbai. |
| 10/13/1999 | Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India. |
| 9/26/1985 | P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta. |
| 12/1/1989 | V. P. Singh is named the new prime minister. |
| 11/3/1908 | Shreyansprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 6/7/1979 | Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'. |
| 9/25/1990 | Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old. |
| 7/6/1992 | R. Janakiraman Committee estimates involvement of Rs. 3543 crore in the security scam. |
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