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Historical Event on 2/8/1881

Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
1/15/1977Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away.
6/13/1998India rejects G-8 prescriptions saying they are ''coercive and intrusive'' and intend to freeze the nuclear weapon capabilities of New Delhi and Islamabad.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
2/2/1986Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.
1/29/1931Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu.
2/18/1996Kenya's first full One Day International Cricket match at Cricket World Cup vs India. Tendulkar scored 127* and India won over Kenya.
6/24/1974India all out for 42 in Lord's Test cricket in 77 mins.
8/4/1993Swami Chinmayananda, master in study of Bhagwadgita, died at the age of 76 in San Diego.
12/14/1901Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder.