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Historical Event on 8/9/1971

A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
1/14/1946Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded him and changed the offerings to the Guru into a regular tax.
5/1/1926Jim Corbett killed the notorious man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag at Gulabrai village, who had attacked and killed about 125 people.
7/10/1997Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.
4/24/1995K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha.
8/17/1994Opposition ends Parliament boycott.
2/10/1943Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
5/2/1981Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, passed away.
7/15/1969Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. After retirement he was appointed as the Ambassador in Switzerland.