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Historical Event on 9/8/1952

The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.
6/16/1925Chittaranjan Das, great freedom fighter, revolutionary, orator, poet, journalist and lawyer, died.
7/27/1914Kalpana Dutta, great freedom fighter, was born at Chatgaon. (27th July, 1914).
12/28/1981New Government led by the Congress (I) leader K. Karunakaran installed in Kerala.
4/23/1751Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born.
10/26/1999Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, visits cyclone-hit areas.
10/1/1847Annie Besant, famous philosopher and thesophist, was born in London.
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
6/5/1993Unlawful Activities (prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice P N Nagi upholds the ban on Islamic Sevak Sangh.