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Historical Event on 1/8/1984

Sushma Mukhopadhyay, first Indian women pilot, died at the of 74.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/8/1960Subroto Mukherjee died while having dinner in Tokyo, where he had gone with the Air India International Airlines which made its first inaugural flight to the city of Tokyo, Japan.
3/2/1963China reports troops have left disputed area in India.
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
1/10/1964Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta.
8/22/1919Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.
8/1/1994The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force.
5/5/1942Henry Albert John Gidney, great leader and politician, died at New Delhi.
1/17/1917Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
5/29/1953Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born.
1/20/1993Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.