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Historical Event on 8/8/1968

Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/30/1883Badridas Goenka, famous industrialist, was born.
6/27/1967First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines.
2/8/1936Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress.
5/10/1981The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay).
5/3/1927Riots between Sikhs and Muslims in Lahore claims 14 lives and leaves 100 injured.
11/6/1950King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India.
5/26/1998S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal.
4/2/1926The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
12/1/1965Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan.
6/16/1920Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born.