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Historical Event on 1/8/1973

Nanasaheb Parulekar, father of 'Sakal' newspaper, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/20/1970Establishment of Muslim Satyashodhak Samaj.
12/26/1978Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.
12/19/2000A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city.
11/29/1961First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India.
1/16/1992Prices of steel and iron decontrolled.
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.
8/4/1935Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935.
12/1/1964Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established.
12/25/1926Dharmavir Bharti, journalist and editor of Dharmyug, was born. His famous books are ""Gunahon Ka Devta"" and ""Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda"".
5/26/1948First ever trade agreement with Pakistan.