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Historical Event on 1/8/1995
ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/11/1991 | Murali Manohar Joshi, BJP President, sets out on 'the Kanyakumari to Kashmir Ekta Yatra' (unity march). |
| 11/12/1996 | Over 350 people die in mid-air collision in Bhiwani district, Haryana. |
| 6/3/1985 | The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff. |
| 3/2/1990 | DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra. |
| 5/10/1927 | Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born. |
| 8/9/1995 | India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement. |
| 1/31/1946 | Subroto Guha, cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69), was born in Calcutta. |
| 11/25/1995 | Namibian PM Hoge S. Geingob arrives in New Delhi. |
| 7/12/1994 | Vasant (V. P. Sathe), film critic, journalist, publisher and author, passed away. |
| 9/10/1999 | Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final. |
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