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Historical Event on 9/8/1995

Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/2/1941Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29.
1/1/1995N.D.Tiwari steps down as president of UP Congress committee.
4/1/1989UN Peace-keeping Force arrives in Windhoek to prefare for independence of Namibia.
8/12/1952Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
8/14/1987Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour.
3/1/1996Supreme Court frees CBI from the control of PM Rao and directs that CBI would take no instruction or permission from or report to any authority personally interested in or likely to be affected by the investigation into the hawala case.
11/19/199722 persons killed and 30 injured when car bomb explodes outside film studio in Jubilee Hills area of Hyderabad. The deceased include Eanadu TV crew of six people.
3/9/1961Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962.
2/22/1947Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.