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Historical Event on 7/8/1928

Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.

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7/17/1997K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.
7/18/1993India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final.
7/14/1636Aurangzeb was appointed as Shahjahan by Viceroy of Deccan.
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9/18/1927Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce was established.
2/19/1974Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.
8/15/1947At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect.
5/7/1907Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born.
9/14/1992Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.
3/29/1942Britain offered dominion status to India after the war if it cooperated now.