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Historical Event on 2/8/1971

Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi, writer, administrator, leader and founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, died.

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10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
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5/1/199560 killed as Madras-Kanyakumari Express collides with a goods train at Danishpet.
12/19/1945Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan.
6/22/1994Law for the betterment of women introduced.
6/21/1906Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.
8/21/2000Uma Bharti, the sanyasin Member of Parliament of the BJP, resigns from the Lok Sabha and the party's national executive comittee.
6/7/1993Sai Baba escapes attempt on life. Four assailants and two bodyguards were killed.
3/16/1986Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail.
1/25/1983Telugu Desam swept to power in Andhra Pradesh.