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Historical Event on 2/8/1943

Subhashchandra Bose started his journey to Japan from Kiel along with his secretary Major Abid Hassan in a submarine.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
5/15/1997Yaseen Malik, All-Party Hurriyat Conference leader, was released from Tihar jail.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi.
2/15/1976The Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) was established at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
6/3/1844Balkrishna Bhatt, essay writer, critic and journalist in Hindi, was born.
1/18/1925Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born.
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
8/15/1994Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies.
10/2/1994Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47.
3/1/1995Iftikar, famous character actor, died.