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Historical Event on 7/8/1999

The bodies of 12 soldiers, who martyred in Kargil battle, were brought to New Delhi. So far 321 soldiers were killed and 476 wounded in operation Vijay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/199710,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265.
3/9/1993AIADMK severs alliance with the Congress in Tamil Nadu.
2/27/1931Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad.
11/28/1967Pandurang Mahadev Bapat ""Senapati Bapat"", revolutionary and social reformer, passed away at the age of 89. He led the famous ""Mulshi Satyagraha"" and played a significant role in the struggle for Samyukta Maharashtra and took part in Goa liberation movement.
4/1/1936Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar.
6/24/1897Padmashree Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, famous music director of Gwalior Gharana, was born at Gujrat.
6/10/1891Gandhiji called to the Bar.
10/30/1933Dara Nadirsha Dotiwala, cricket Test umpire for 6 tests from 1981-88, was born in Mumbai.
6/13/1943Netaji Subhashchandra Bose started his journey from Germany to Tokyo by a submarine.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.