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Historical Event on 9/8/1953

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of Kashmir, was shot at.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1972Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, passed away.
1/7/1994Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC.
8/18/1997Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.
7/4/1992Sanskrit made a compulsory subject from sixth to intermediate classes in Uttar Pradesh.
6/18/1946First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese.
2/18/1999Ramakrishna Hedge, Commerce Minister, launched the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF).
1/18/1992Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away.
4/5/1990Lok Sabha passes the Punjab Bill.
1/6/1976Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
4/16/1997Govt. orders foreign and domestic airlines to install air safety systems by the end of 1998. Aircraft with more than 30 seats that do not have Airborne Collision Avoidance System and transponders not to be allowed into Indian airpace from 1/1/99.