Today Importance - 8th October
8-Oct-1880
Dutch founder of the National India Party, Ernest F. E. Dues Dekker, was born.
8-Oct-1911
Former Navy Chief Ramdas Kateri was born.
8-Oct-1911
Sarobindu Nath Banerjee 'Shoot', a Test playing cricket all-rounder against the West Indies, was born in Kolkata.
8-Oct-1919
Mahatma Gandhi started publishing 'Young India'.
8-Oct-1921
Indian nationalists called a general strike over the arrival of the Prince of Wales in Bombay.
8-Oct-1927
Raj Kumar, a famous Hindi film actor, was born.
8-Oct-1932
The Indian Air Force was formally established, marking the date of its formal formation as India's first air force.
8-Oct-1978
Jayaprakash Narayan died.
8-Oct-1979
Veteran socialist leader Loknayak Jayaprakash Harsudayal Narayan passed away at the age of 76. He was awarded the Bharat Ratnas on 23 December 1998 and was instrumental in forming the Janata Party which defeated the Indian National Congress for the first time.
8-Oct-1982
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Indian Air Force celebrates 50 years.
DAY OF THE YEAR,
ALVIN C.YOUK DAY,
OWN BUSINESS DAY,ADD LOVEIACE DAY ,INTERNATIONAL PODIATRY DAY ,WORLD OCTOPUS DAY, NATIONAL FACE YOUR FEARS , INTERNATIONAL NEWSPADER CARRIER DAY, INTERNATIONAL BIRTH REGISTATION DAY , ANIMAL ACTION DAY, NATIONAL PIEROGI DAY, AMERICAN TOUCH TAG DAY, TRUFFLE DAYS IN CROATIA
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WEEK OF THE YEAR,
NATIONAL CURRY WEEK ,
WORLD SPACE WEEK,BACE CARE AWARENSS WEEK, NATIONAL DANCE WEEK, CELEBRATE COMMUNITY WEEK, NATIONAL MIDWIFERY WEEK, NATIONAL SOINNING AND WEAVING WEEK, NATIONAL SCAFFOLDING WEEK, MENTAL ILLNESS AWARENESSS WEEK, HEALTHCARE FOODSERVICE WORKERS WEEK,FIRE PREVENTION WEEK,
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MONTH OF THE YEAR,
HISPANIC HERITAGE,
NATIONAL PITBULL AWARENESS MONTH,NATIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH, MENTAL HELTH MONTH, ADOPT A SHELTER DOGMONTH, NATIONAL LEARNING AND DEVELO PMENT MONTH, LGBTQ + HISTORY MONTH, NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENSS MONTH, WORID ANIMAL MONTH , MENOPAUSE MONTH, CHURCH LIBERY MONTH, READING GROUP MONTH,SENSORY AWARENESS MONTH, FINACIAL PLANNING MONTH,NATIONAL APPLE MONTH,NATIONAL PROTESS YOUE HEARING MONTH, ULTRASO AND AWEARENESS MONTH, NATIONAL NON -GMO MONTH, LONG -TERM CARE PLANNING MONTH,NATIONAL CHIROPRQCTIE HEQ HEALTH MONTH, NATHIONAL AUDIOLOGY AWEARENESS MONTH, LIVER AWARENESS MONTH, AMERICAN PHARMACISTS MONTH, NATIONAL PREGNACY AND INFANT LASS AWARENSS MONTH, SQUIRREL AWAENESS MONTH, NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH, HEAD START AWARENESS MONTH, HELTHY LUNG MONTH, GERMAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, CAFFEINE ADDICATION RECOVERY MONTH, BLIDNESSAWARENESS MONTH, NATIONAL ANIMAL SAFETY AND PROTECTION MONTH,NATIONAL CARAMEL MONTH, DWARFISM AWARENESS MONTH, NATIONAL DEPRESSIONDEUCATION AND AWARENESS MONTH, NATIONAL PHYSICALTHERAPY MONTH, POLISN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, ALDS AWARENESS MONTH, EAT BETTER EAT TOGE THER MONTH, NATIONAL COKKIE MONTH, NATIONAL COOKBOOK MONTH,NATIONAL CNILI MONTH, EMOTIONAL WELLNESS AWARENESS MONTH, HOG OUT MONTH, NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH,WORLD HABITAT AWARENESS MONTH, NATIONAL DESSERT MONTH, ECZEMA AWARENESS MONTH, NATIONAL ADHD AWARENESS MONTH, DYSICXIA AWARENESS MONTH,COMPUTER LEARNING MONTH,NATIONAL PIZZA MONTH, NATIONALFLRE PREVENTION MONTH,DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH,SUDEP ACTION MONTH, NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH,BLACK CAT AWARENESS MONTH, DYSAUTONMIA AWARENESS MONTH,FAMILY HISTORY MONTH, CANADIAN LIBRARY MONTH, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AWARENESS MONTH, INTERNATIONAL ACC AWARENESS MONTH, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONT, SPINA BIFFIDA AWARENESS MONTH, NITIONAL BOOK MONTH, LEARNING DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH, NATIONAL SAUSAGE MONTH, NATIONAL PEPPERS MONTH,NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH, NATIONAL PRETZEL MONTH, HALLOWEEN SAFETY MONTH,FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH, GLOBAL DIVERSITY AWARENESS MONTH, NATIONAL PET WELLNESS MONTH, NATIONAL ERGONOMICS MONTH,HEALTH LITERACY MONTH,NATIONAL MEDICAL LIBRIANS MONTH, NATIONAL PESCATARIAN MONTH , NATIONAL ORTHODONTIC HEALTH MONTH, VEGETARIAN MONTH, RETT SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH, NATIONAL WORK AND FAMILY MONTH, NATIONAL PASTA MONTH, NATIONAL FAIR TRADE MONTH, COUNTRY MUSIC MONTH, ITALIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, WORLD HABITAT HABITAT AWARENESS MONTH, NATIONAL DESSERT MONTH, HOG OUT MONTH, NATIONAL DENTAL HYGIENE MONTH, CRITICAL ILLNESS AWARENESS MONTH, NATIONAL CHILI MONTH, EMOTINAL WELLNESS MONTH,
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8-Oct-1990
Veteran freedom fighter and Congress leader Kamlapati Tripathi (86) passed away.
8-Oct-1991
Meghalaya Chief Minister B.B. Lyngdoh lost the confidence vote in the assembly.
8-Oct-1992
RBI has announced a 1% cut in lending and deposit rates.
8-Oct-1993
The squadron distinguished itself on Air Force Day by flying a "big boy formation" led by the squadron with one IL-76 and two AN-32 squadrons.
8-Oct-1998
16 policemen were killed when their car was blown up by PWG Naxalites on Basaguda-Jagargunda road in Baster division of Madhya Pradesh.
8-Oct-2000
Anup Sridhar and Trupti Murugunde won the boys and girls titles at the Sonora All India Junior Ranking Tournament in Kozhikode.