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Historical Event on 8/9/1992
Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1835 | East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim. |
| 2/7/1687 | Mughal army won the Gowalkonda fort. Kutubshahi came to end. |
| 8/5/2000 | Lala Amarnath (88), former Indian cricketer, died in New Delhi. |
| 8/15/1982 | Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan. |
| 1/26/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day. |
| 2/7/1992 | Shalki', the first submarine designed in India, joined Indian Navy. |
| 1/27/1904 | R. P. Kanitkar, veteran writer, nationalist, journalist and editor, was born. |
| 7/8/1914 | Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born. |
| 11/14/1681 | East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency. |
| 5/30/1826 | The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from Calcutta under the Editorship of Pandit Shridhar Shukla. |
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