ALLU ARJUN |
April 08 - Birthday |
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BANKIM CHANDRA CHATTOPADHYAY |
April 08 - Death Anniversary |
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BATUKESHWAR DUTTA |
April 08, 1929 - He, along with Bhagat Singh,
hurled and exploded few bombs in the Central
Legislative Assembly in New Delhi. |
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SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH |
April 08, 1929: He, accompanied by
Batukeshwar Dutt, threw two bombs into the Assembly chamber from its
public gallery while it was in session. The objective not to kill but to
spread fear and terror. |
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DISASTERS BHOPAL GAS LEAK DISASTER |
April 08, 1985: On this day, India filed
suit against Union Carbide for the gas-leak disaster which killed an
estimated 3,000 and injured another about 500.000. |
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GOSTHA BIHARI PAUL |
April 08 - Death Anniversary |
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G.V. LOGANATHAN |
April 08 - Birth Anniversary |
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INDIA - FREEDOM STRUGGLE PARTITION |
April 08, 1950: Delhi Pact:
- Signed by and between Jawaharlal Nehru of India and Liaquat Ali
Khan of Pakistan.
- To deal with the refugee rehabilitation and settlement
situation in both countries.
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INDIAN MUTINY OF 1857 |
April 08, 1857 - Mangal Pandey was
hanged on this day |
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INDO-PAK WAR of 1965 |
April 08, 1965: Continued tension on the
borders was followed by attacks by both countries on each other's posts
on this day. |
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KUMAR GANDHARVA |
April 08 - Birth Anniversary |
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SHAHEED MANGAL PANDEY |
April 08 - Death Anniversary |
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SHARAN RANI BACKLIWAL (MATHUR) |
April 08 - Death Anniversary |
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SHIVARAM RAJGURU |
April 08, 1929 - After the Central Assembly Hall
bombings in New Delhi on this day, Shivaram and his associates were
arrested and convicted of their crime, facing the death sentence as
verdict. |
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SPORTS - CRICKET - INDIA (Neutra Umpiring Era in ODI
Starts) |
April 08, 1984: Era of Neutral Umpiring
started on this day with Dickie Bird of England and Shakoor Rana of
Pakistan acting as the first neutral umpires in one day cricket, who
stood in a match between India and Sri Lanka at Sharjah. |
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SUKHDEV THAPAR |
April 08, 1929: After the Central
Assembly Hall bombings in New Delhi on this day, Sukhdev and his associatess were arrested and convicted of their crime,
facing the death sentence as verdict.
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VIJAY MALLYA |
April 08, 2017: A luxurious beach front
villa in Goa, owned by him, was sold for Rs.73 Crores on this day to
Bollywood and South Indian film actor Sachiin Joshi, by a group of banks
led by State Bank Of India. The property, known as the 'Kingfisher
Villa', is situated on the picturesque Candolim Beach, a tourist
hotspot. |
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VIRBHADRA SINGH |
April 08, 1983:
He took over as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. |
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WALCHAND HIRACHAND DOSHI |
April 08 - Death Anniversary |
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