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Historical Event on 7/8/1991
L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/26/1990 | Pratap Singh Rane,Goa CM, resigns. |
| 1/15/1966 | The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons. |
| 9/26/1985 | P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta. |
| 3/2/1933 | Anandji, famous music director, was born. |
| 2/5/1922 | Amar Nath Sehgal, sculptor, was born at Campbellpur (W. Pakistan). His important works are ""Voice of Africa (Ghana-1958)"", A Cricketer (1961) and Mahatma Gandhi, Amritsar, To space Unknown (bronze, Moscow-1963)"", etc. |
| 12/5/1992 | Monisha, actress and winner of the 1987 'Urvasi' award for the Malayalam film 'Nakhakshathangal' died at a young age of 21 years. |
| 7/10/1927 | Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults. |
| 9/16/1977 | Kesarbai Kerkar, famous classical singer, died in Bombay. |
| 2/6/1931 | Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, revolutionary, founder of 'Swaraj Party', political leader and barrister, passed away at Lucknow. |
| 1/18/1913 | Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year. |
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