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Historical Event on 2/8/1912

Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1992Tin Bigha Day protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh.
2/13/1968Atal Bihari Vajpayee elected President of the All India Jan Sangha.
4/1/1986Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
2/7/1983Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
12/25/1937Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar.
7/8/1907Elphinstone Picture Palace was started by Jamshedji F. Madan at Calcutta.
12/29/19578,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned.
2/16/1745Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born.