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Historical Event on 8/9/1788

Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1894Satyendranath Bose, Professor and famous Indian physics expert, was born, He worked with Albert Einstein for some time.
9/21/1938Prof. Raghuveer Singh Rathore, Cricket Test umpire for one test in 1990-91, was born in Rajasthan.
6/16/1993Harshad Mehta accuses PM of taking Rs. 1 crore payoff from him in November 1991; Rao terms it malicious and unfounded.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
12/4/1991Lok Sabha approves a vital bill seeking to bring sick public sector units within the purview of the BIFR.
11/24/1992Lok Sabha approves bill seeking to confer Indian citizenship to a child born to an Indian mother outside the country.
3/10/1997Maharashtra government renames Osmanabad as Dharashiva.
4/15/1942George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.