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INDULAL KANHAIYALAL YAGNIK |
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August 08, 1956: He lead Mahagujarat
Movement, which spearheaded the demand for the separate statehood for
Gujarat on this day. He was the founder president of the Mahagujarat
Janata Parishad. |
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| MAHATMA GANDHI |
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August 08, 1942: He issued the Quit India
speech at Gowalia Tank in Mumbai, demanding that the British leave
India. |
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PARTHIV Ajay PATEL |
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August 08, 2002: He made his test match
debut on this day; against England. |
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P.V. SINDHU |
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August 08, 2013: She defeated the defending
champion, second-seeded Wang Yihan of China, to enter the women's
quarterfinals at the Badminton world championships. |
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RAJENDRA PRASAD |
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August 08, 1942: Congress
passed the Quit India Resolution in Bombay which led to the
arrest of many Indian leaders. He was also arrested and sent
to Jail. |
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RAMNATH KOVIND |
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August 08, 2015: President
of India appointed him the Governor of Bihar. |
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SHEIKH ABDULLAH |
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August 08, 1953: He was dismissed
as Prime Minister by the then Sadr-i-Riyasat (Constitutional
Head of State) Dr. Karan Singh, son of the erstwhile Maharajah Hari
Singh, on the charge that he had lost the confidence of his cabinet. He
was immediately arrested and later jailed for eleven years, accused of
conspiracy against the State in the infamous "Kashmir Conspiracy Case". |
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SHYAM BENEGAL |
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August 08, 2007: He was awarded the highest
award in Indian cinema for lifetime achievement, the Dadasaheb Phalke
Award for the year 2005. |
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WORLD WAR - I |
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August 08, 1918: Haig directs start of successful Amiens
offensive, forcing all German troops back to the Hindenburg Line; Ludendorff
calls it a "black day" for German army |
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