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Historical Event on 4/8/1985

India files suit against Union Carbide in New York for Bhopal gas disaster.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
5/31/1995Statute Bill, a constitutional amendment bill, introduced in Lok Sabha to extend reservation in jobs and in promotion for SCs and STs.
11/5/1994Russi Modi appointed Chairman of Air India and Indian Airlines.
1/3/1931Yashwant Dinkar Phadke, great critic of literature, was born.
5/5/1929Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
1/7/1988Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.
7/20/1680Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
3/12/1913Yashvantrao Balvantrao Chavan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.