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Historical Event on 8/8/1948
Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/13/1973 | Sir Ram Nath Chopra, great professor of Pharmacology of National Drug Research Institute of India, passed away. |
| 9/29/1981 | Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore. |
| 4/13/1796 | The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India. |
| 10/9/1964 | K. M. George established the Kerala Congress Party. |
| 8/18/1800 | Fort William College was established at Calcutta. |
| 11/22/1718 | Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, died on the banks of the Sipra at Ujjain. |
| 10/9/1976 | International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London. |
| 7/18/1695 | Joannes Camphuys, Governal General of Dutch-Indies, died at the age of 61. |
| 6/13/1932 | Nirmalchandra Sen, great revolutionary, died. |
| 8/11/1922 | Manmohan Krishna, famous actor, was born. |
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