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Historical Event on 9/8/1991

Hostage ONGC engineer T.S. Raju and mediator Bipul Mahanta, an Amnesty International member, killed by ULFA in Assam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/29/2000The Election Commission derecognises seven regional parties in some states -- Samata Party in Haryana, Shiv Sena in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the RJD in Manipur, NTR-Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) in Chandigarh, the United Minority Front in Assam and the Haryana Vikas Party in Haryana-- These will remain registered but unrecognised parties.
2/23/1980Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.
9/18/1927Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce was established.
9/30/1687Aurangzeb acquired the famous Golconda fort near Hyderabad from the Qutub Shahi Sultan Tana Shah due to the treachery of his General Panni.
7/11/1998The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.
4/30/1977Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.
12/23/1992Varma Commission indicts IB, the Centre and Tamil Nadu police for failure to protect Rajiv Gandhi.
3/18/1972First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
9/2/1960Dr. Shankar Purushottam Adharkar, famous Botanist in India, passed away.
8/14/1998The Government transferred Revenue Secretary N. K. Singh and Finance Secretary Montek Singh Ahluwalia.