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Historical Event on 2/8/1994

Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/2000Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai.
5/9/1993S. Mulgaokar, 82, journalist, passed away.
4/17/1999The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270.
8/25/1960Olympics opened at Rome.
10/17/1949The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.
10/17/1949Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath.
2/13/1856East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom.
3/6/1775Raghunath Rao signed treaty of Surat with British ending the first Anglo-Maratha War.
2/8/1936Manohar Shankar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India vs West Indies in 1958-59), was born in Baroda.
1/1/1973Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised.