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Historical Event on 9/8/1972

Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/8/1948Indian govt. bans Muslim groups 'Khaksars' and 'League National Guard'.
2/8/1948Akbar left for Agra when he received the report of widespread rebellion. He arrived in Ahmedabad by forced marches on the eleventh day.
8/6/2000Sundararajan Kidambi becomes the new International Master in the Beil Open chess championship at Biel.
5/5/1986Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha.
8/21/1991Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
5/1/1947Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.
6/1/1786Madras General Post Office started functioning.
5/16/1926Manik Varma, famous singer, was born.
7/5/1857Baigum Hazrat Mahal again attack on Lucknow.