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Historical Event on 8/9/1998

India moves the World Trade Organisation against the European Union reimposing anti-dumping duties on unbleached cotton gray fabric imports.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1932First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines)
6/1/1786Madras General Post Office started functioning.
5/21/1855Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar.
3/14/1998Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri.
12/6/1952First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.
3/12/1995Congress party loses India national election.
6/23/1810Duncan Dock of Bombay was completed.
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.
7/30/1920Rikhye Maj-Gen Indar Jit, Educationist and Former Army Officer, was born at Lahore.
7/25/1986Sikh extremist kill 16 Hindus in Muhktsar India.