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Historical Event on 9/8/1952
The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/2/1933 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj, jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, passed away. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the King of a great game"". He scored 989 Test runs with a 1st-class avg. 56. |
| 11/30/1994 | Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died. |
| 7/15/1991 | Jagannathrao Joshi, veteran leader of Janata Party `Karnataka Kesri', died. |
| 2/1/1797 | Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805. |
| 10/10/1977 | 61 people died in an accident between a passenger train and a freight train at Naini. |
| 9/12/1961 | Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died. |
| 9/12/1961 | Babur Shah was declared as the Emperor of Dehli. |
| 7/8/1996 | U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections. |
| 10/16/1990 | Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour. |
| 3/15/1998 | Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government. |
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