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Historical Event on 8/8/1923

Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1878Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great social reformer, ardent patriot, incisive thinker and eminent literateur was born at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. He was the first Indian Governor General of independent India and popularly known as 'Rajaji'.
1/29/1955'Bhartiya Kamgar Kisan Party' established.
7/22/1959Ananth Kumar was born in Banglore. He is a Minister in Vajpayee's Government.
10/10/1844Badruddin Taibjee, lawyer and leader, was born.
3/9/1994Devika Rani Roerich, the first lady of the Indian screen, died at the age of 87 years in Bangalore.
9/8/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
4/5/1848Satara kingdom came to end.
1/29/1953Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.
5/31/1987Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
11/25/1987India all out for 75 vs West Indies at Delhi. Patterson took 5-24.