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Historical Event on 8/8/1966

India endorses the Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1920Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.
6/11/2000Rajesh Pilot, Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister, died in a road accident in his home constituency, Dausa.
10/5/1997Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event.
1/1/1980This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"".
8/19/1999India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.
9/7/1955All India Council of Secondary Education set up by the Government.
5/29/1936Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith.
12/20/1876Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote ""Vande Mataram"".
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
2/2/2000The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry clears Ms. Deepa Mehta's film ''Water'' after the director agreed to make some changes in the script.