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Historical Event on 1/8/1984

Sushma Mukhopadhyay, first Indian women pilot, died at the of 74.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1818Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection.
3/9/1650Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away.
11/17/1928Lala Lajpat Rai died in Lahore after being seriously wounded in the barbarous lathi charge of 30th October. He is referred as the ""Lion of Punjab"" or ""Punjab Kesari"" and is remembered as freedom fighter, nationalist, educationist, lawyer, thinker, writer, social reformer, orator and a passionate fighter for the revival of the ancient Indian culture and
3/1/1997India under-19 team wins third `Test', claims three-test series 2-0 win in Matara.
12/1/2000An armed intruder snipes at naval commando Satvir Singh at the official residence of the Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar in the high- security Rajaji Marg area in New Delhi. The Navy sets up an enquiry board to probe the incident.
8/29/1959India sends troops to Tibet border to block the Chinese.
1/1/1992Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country.
1/14/1851Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, last Peshwa of Marathas, passed away at Brahmawart.
8/27/2000Mika Hakkinen wins the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix in SPA-Francorchamps at Belgium.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.