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Historical Event on 1/8/1908

Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
9/18/1941Arjuncharan Srimukh Sethi was born in Odang village in Balasore (now known as Bhadrak) in Orissa.
10/3/1997Devi Lal floats a new party 'Haryana Lok Dal'.
4/14/1998Kushabhau Thakre is declared elected BJP president.
4/14/1998Ibrahim Lodi (1517-26) succeeded the throne of Delhi, after the death of his father Sikandar Lodi.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970).
1/16/1942Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
8/25/1981Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress.
3/1/1917Kartar Singh Duggal, famous author, was born at Dhamyal, Pakistan.
11/18/1948Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna.