8 MAR HISTORY EVENTS

Today in Indian History Events for March 8

8-March-1535Bahadur Shah captured the fort of Chittor and then marched against the Mughal emperor.

8-March-1673Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj conquered the fort of Panhala.

8-March-1833Vishwanath Narayan Mandalik, famous journalist, writer and social reformer, was born.

8-March-1864Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912.

8-March-1921Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born.

8-March-1930Mahatma Gandhi started civil disobedience movement continues in India.

8-March-1941Sir Jorge Abraham Gearson, philologist and archealogist, passed away.

8-March-1948Air India International was established for overseas services.

8-March-1957Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away.

8-March-1963Gursharan Singh Narainsingh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90), was born in Amritsar.

8-March-1986L.K. Advani elected President of BJP.

8-March-1995Dr. Duranand Kanhan Pillai, great litterateur of Malyali language, died.

8-March-1997G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress.

8-March-1998Indian Airlines operates two international flights with all women crew.

8-March-1999The President formally revokes the proclamation imposing Central rule in Bihar after this was decided by the Union Cabinet earlier in the day.

8-March-2000The Gujarat Government withdraws its January 3 notification, thus reimposing the ban on its employees from participating in RSS activities.