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Historical Event on 1/8/1890

Ramchandra Varma, renowned editor, was born. He also has the credit in making the Hindi Dictionary.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1623Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him.
12/16/1909Lal Singh Narayan Singh, cricketer (scored 15 & 29 in India's 1st Test match), was born near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
8/11/1954Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
8/4/1894Narayan Sitaram Phadke, famous Hindi writer, was born at Karjat.
6/4/1959Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga.
9/19/1937Vishnu Narayan Matkhande passed away.
3/25/1971Aashish Rakesh Kapoor, cricketer (Indian off-spin batsman 1994- ), was born in Madras.
2/1/1942Lt Col HT Hogan raised the Regiment at Malir Cantonment.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.