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Historical Event on 8/8/1923

Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/4/1997Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
2/17/1991Krishnabai Mote, famous author and social worker, passed away.
9/28/1964The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border.
4/1/1936Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar.
9/15/1862Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born.
3/4/1990V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue.
12/27/1976Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away.
3/27/1996President and Governors of respective states issue notifications for elections to the 11th Lok Sabha and 6 State Assemblies.
12/29/1909Congress at Lahore adopts resolution praising Indians' struggle in South Africa and urged ban on indenture.
7/22/1991New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament.