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Historical Event on 8/8/1942

'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1925Jyotirindranath Tagore, great Bengali litterateur and poet, passed away.
2/26/1937Manmohan Desai, film producer and director, was born.
1/4/1909Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born.
8/1/1993Air Chief Marshal Swaroop Krishna Kaul PVSM, MVC, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1995.
11/11/1958Inauguration of 'Indian', first one in Indian Explosive Ltd's factory at Gomia.
4/8/1950Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact.
4/4/1898Hiralal Sen and his brother Motilal Sen purchased a Bioscope Cinematographic Machine from London. The first show of imported films was arranged by them at Classic Theatre on April 4, after which they formed 'The Royal Bioscope Co.,' controlled by H. L. Sen & Bros., 85/2, Maszid Badi Street, Calcutta. The Bioscope Company started touring the provinces of Bengal, Orissa and Bihar.
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
9/18/1992M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87.
4/22/1994Chabbildas Mehta sworn in as Gujarat CM.