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Historical Event on 8/8/1968

Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1983INSAT-1B runs into snag, its solar array fails to deploy fully.
7/15/1979Morarji Desai resigns as PM. Jagjivan Ram elected Janata Parliamentary party leader.
8/10/1995Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away.
9/29/2000Tata Ramachandra Prasad to be the next Cabinet Secretary.
7/4/1900Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, was born.
1/6/1992Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs Australia at the SCG.
5/26/1998S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal.
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.
7/25/1997Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.