Today Importance - 8th January
8-Jan-1025
Sultan Mahmud completely destroyed the temple of Somnath.
8-Jan-1872
Hemachandra Goswami, ancient Assamese literary expert, historian, editor and poet, is born.
8-Jan-1884
Keshav Chander Sen, Bengali nationalist leader, social worker and Brahmo Samaj eloquent, breathed his last at his home in Lily Cottage, Kolkata. He was one of the first Indians who sowed the seeds of secularism in our country. He strongly believed that education was the basic requirement for social change.
8-Jan-1890
Birth of famous editor Ramachandra Varma. He is also credited with creating a Hindi dictionary.
8-Jan-1895
Ramachandra Sakharam Ruikar, freedom fighter, pioneer of labor movement in India and president of All India Trade Union Congress, was born in village Rui in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.
8-Jan-1906
Kolkata's Howrah railway station was inaugurated.
8-Jan-1908
Gandhiji asked the government to suspend the Registration Act, offering voluntary registration.
8-Jan-1908
Legendary actress Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia) was born.
8-Jan-1925
The first All India Arts and Crafts Exhibition was inaugurated by UP Governor Sir William Marriage at Kaiserbagh in Lucknow.
8-Jan-1925
Birth of famous Hindi dramatist Mohan Rakesh. His famous books are 'Adhe Adhure' and 'Ashad Ka Ek Din'.
8-Jan-1927
The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrived 63 hours later. Aviation Minister Sir Samuel Hoyer is on board.
8-Jan-1941
Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangh passed away.
8-Jan-1947
Establishment of University of Rajasthan at Jaipur.
8-Jan-1956
Trimbak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of 'Maharashtra Natka Group' (Maharashtra Natka Mandali) passed away.
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DAY OF THE YEAR,
National Bubble Bath Day ,
National JoyGerm Day , National English Toffee Day , National Take The Stairs Day , Earth' Rotation Day , National Career Coach Day , National Winter Skin Relict Day , War on Poverty Day ,World Typing Day , National Argyle Day , Show & At Work Day 88****************************************88
WEEK OF THE YEAR,
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MONTH OF THE YEAR,
Ginuary ,
8-Jan-1964
Jack "Murph the Surf" Murphy, 27, and an accomplice were arrested in Miami last October on suspicion of stealing $410,000 worth of rare gems from the American Museum of Natural History. The world's largest sapphire, the Star of India, and eight of the other 22 stolen gems were returned to a New York lawyer's coat pocket, recovered from a Miami bus terminal locker with one of two water-filled suede pouches. A third suspect. The three referred to themselves as the 'Beach Boys'. Murphy is sometimes an aquatic clown, but primarily he is a notorious jewel thief. Murphy was also accused of pistol-whipping actress Eva Gabor and stealing $50,000 worth of jewelry from her a year earlier.
8-Jan-1965
The world's largest sapphire 'Star of India' returns to the American Museum of Natural History.
8-Jan-1968
The Official Languages Act, 1963 was amended. Accordingly, a provision was made in Section 3(4) of the Act so that Central Government servants proficient in Hindi or English can perform their work effectively and their interests are not harmed merely because they are proficient in both. Proficient in languages. According to Article 3(5), for the abolition of the use of English language for official purposes of the Union it is necessary that resolutions to that effect be passed by the legislatures of the States (i.e. those States where Hindi is not official and after considering these resolutions, stop the use of English language in both Houses of Parliament A motion to do so is passed.
8-Jan-1973
Nanasaheb Parulekar, founder of Sakal Patrika, passed away.
8-Jan-1981
India were bowled out for 63 runs in the one-day international against Australia.
8-Jan-1984
Sushma Mukherjee, the first Indian woman pilot, died at the age of 74.
8-Jan-1987
PG Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), died.
8-Jan-1992
Baggage rates for railway passengers have increased by 30 percent
8-Jan-1992
DP Sahastrabuddhe, editor of monthly magazine 'Anand' passed away.
8-Jan-1993
Dr. P.C. Sikandar was appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra.
8-Jan-1993
FERA ban lifted, allowing resident Indians to keep up to $500.
8-Jan-1994
Kamakoti Paramacharya Sri Chandrasekhar Saraswati, the 68th Shankaracharya of the Kanchi school and an Indian saint, has died at the age of 99.
8-Jan-1995
ONGC's oil rig exploded at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh.
8-Jan-1995
Madhu Limaye, veteran national leader, socialist thinker, freedom fighter, politician, writer, close associate of Ram Manohar Lohia and Joy Prakash Narayan passed away.
8-Jan-1996
Maharashtra government approves Enron Dhabole power project tariff of Rs 1.86 per unit.
8-Jan-1999
Farah Khan made it a double by adding the National Women's Snooker title in Delhi.
8-Jan-2000
Acting Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi won the NSCI Grand Prix All India Badminton Tournament in Mumbai.
8-Jan-2000
The government reconstituted the Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts and Trust and appointed Mrs. Sonia Gandhi as trustee with Mr. P.V. Narasimha Rao, Prof. Yashpal and Dr. Abid Hussain retained.
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