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Historical Event on 2/8/1999

Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1979Central Institute of Fisheries Education came under the Administrative Control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
3/28/1941Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta.
9/1/1998Tatas withdraw their Rs. 1,475-crore proposal to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector.
4/20/1971India won Cricket Test Rubber' for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team.
2/20/1976Production of Crude Oil started from offshore Bombay High near Mumbai.
2/13/1998India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.
3/21/1982Nadmuri Tarak Rama Rao forms Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh.
7/13/1930Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India.
9/5/1962Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day.
5/12/1949S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.