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Historical Event on 2/8/1971

Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army.
10/3/1999India finished with seven silver and four bronze medals in the Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Singapore.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
12/16/1924Nissim Ezekiel, educationist and author, was born.
11/14/1967Kanakaiya Nayudu Colonel Cottari , cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), passed away at Indore.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
4/10/1955India and Vietnam affirm the Panchsheel.
6/1/1904Four Language panel were used for Rangoon. This panel had languages namely Burmese, Urdu, Tamil and Chinese.
9/6/1999Vyjayanthimala Bali, former Congress (I) MP, joins the BJP.
12/23/1919King's proclamation was made that the new reforms of Government of India offer some sort of self government.