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Historical Event on 9/8/1953

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of Kashmir, was shot at.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/9/1948Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India.
1/1/1910Rajnath Pandey, great writer and educationist, was born in Pindra, Varanasi (U.P.).
3/2/1949Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
6/13/196660 people were killed in a collision between two suburban trains of Bombay.
10/1/1894Sudhi Ranjan Das, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Calcutta.
8/7/1986Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram.
11/28/1997Seven-month-old United Front government, headed by Prime Minister I.K Gujral, bows out of office.
8/2/1919Bharat Bhushan Agrawal, famous poet and winner of Sahitya Academy Award, was born.
5/13/1967Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.
2/5/1991The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait manage to return to India.