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Historical Event on 8/8/1955

Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1944Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food.
1/12/1949Tej Bahadur Saproo, liberal leader, passed away. He was a strong believer in constitution and not in revolutions.
10/15/1888Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started daily newspaper 'Sudharak'.
9/8/1952The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva.
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
4/11/1999Paes-Bhupathi won the doubles in the in the ATP-Gold Flake Open in Chennai.
5/13/1952Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru again becomes the Prime Minister of India and forms a new union ministry.
9/27/1856Pratap Narayan Mishra, Hindi writer, was born. He is one of the pioneers of mordern Hindi language.
9/1/1962Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.
6/1/1819William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal.