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Historical Event on 9/8/1990
Mother Teresa re-elected head of Missionaries of Charity.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/28/1984 | Federal agents early this morning caught Guru Shree Rajneesh trying to flee the country. Rajneesh was charged with violating immigration laws and arranging phoney marriages for his cult members. The religious leader was nabbed at Charlotte, North Carolina airport when his jet, bound for Bermuda, touched down for re-fueling. The Bhagwan ran a commune of about 1,500 people in Oregon. Thousands more cult members live in Rajneesh's native land India and other countries. He knew the federal government had no faith in him after his chief adviser, a woman named Ma Anand Sheela, was arrested in West Germany for several minor offenses. Rajneesh appeared in court on this date clad in a lavender robe. |
| 4/14/1988 | Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award. |
| 7/22/1875 | Nandkishor Bal, great Oria poet, novelist and critic, was born. |
| 5/19/1992 | Arjuna award for Tennis star Leander Paes and Hockey champion Jagbir Singh. |
| 1/2/1992 | Central Ministers Cabinet approved that elections will take place after the death of any independent candidate. |
| 1/15/1947 | Pritish Nandi, famous journalist, was born. Abul Kalam Azad became Minister of Education in the Government of India. |
| 9/11/1948 | Indian Government troops enter in the Hyderabad State. |
| 5/26/1983 | R. V. Marathe, father of Postal Index, passed away. |
| 5/30/1995 | Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council. |
| 6/11/1995 | PM leaves for 4-day official visit to France. |
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