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Historical Event on 6/8/1948

Malabar Princess', Air India's first international flight, takes off from Bombay to London via Cairo and Geneva. This was weekly air service was started between India to United Kingdom.

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6/13/1991Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists.
1/29/1997Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.
10/16/1788Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi.
7/25/1987Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.
7/3/199625 to 30\% hike in prices of petroleum products.
7/28/1921Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India.
6/17/1993K. D. Dharmadhikari (Nana), veteran freedom fighter, died.
9/1/1934Suniti Kumar Ghosh, cricket test umpire for two tests from 1988-89, was born in Bengal.
4/10/1982Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).
10/15/2000Sachin Tendulkar becomes the highest run-getter in one-day internationals (9379 runs) during his innings of 69 in the final of the ICC cricket tournament against New Zealand