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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
12/1/1993World AIDS day.
7/8/1928Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
1/18/2000India and the US resume talks to narrow their differences on the CTBT.
6/12/1897Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
1/19/1910Vinayak Damodar Karnaki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, was born.
11/11/1906Chetput Ramaswami Pattabhi Raman, politician and social worker, was born at Madras.
11/14/1997N. V. N. Somu, Union Minister of State for Defence and president of The Hindu Office and National Press Employees Union from 1969, died in Army Helicopter crash at Tezpur in Arunachal Pradesh.
11/18/1898Prabodhchandra Bagchi, researcher of ""Ancient History of India"", was born.
2/12/1742Nana Phadnavis, one of the important members of Peshwa kingdom and the Maratha master-diplomat, was born.