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Historical Event on 8/8/1940

Dilip Narayan Sardesai, cricketer (high scoring Indian batsman of sixties), was born in Margao, Goa. He has received Arjun Award (1970).

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/30/1977Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
1/21/1970Harivinayak Pataskar, former Central Minister and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
6/24/1991K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala.
1/10/1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.
5/16/1911Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.
9/4/1983INSAT-1B runs into snag, its solar array fails to deploy fully.
1/12/1953Patel Chest Institute opened by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. All India Khadi Board constituted with centre at Bombay.
8/6/1998The Maharashtra Government rejects the Srikrishna Commission findings on the 1992-93 communal riots and the serial blasts in Mumbai, but agrees to act on the panel's suggestions to refurbish the police force.
11/18/1972Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal'