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Historical Event on 7/8/1958

Lord Canning declared that since peace was established, it is better known as end of Indian Mutiny, 1857.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/4/1986Helicoptor Corporation of India established.
11/14/1997Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics.
3/6/1971Test debut of Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain.
3/15/1983Farukh Abdul Latif, great politician and journalist, was born.
7/1/1968Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.
12/22/1994Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay.
11/25/1995Namibian PM Hoge S. Geingob arrives in New Delhi.
4/21/1998Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
7/12/1970Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.