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Person born on December 08
1721 - Balaji Bajirao - Meaning (prime minister) of the famous Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. He is also known as Nana Saheb.
1875 - Tej Bahadur Sapru - great liberal leader was born in Aligarh.
1877 - Narayan Shastri Marathe - Marathi scholar.
1897 - Balkrishna Sharma Naveen - Poet, prose writer and unique speaker of Hindi language world.
1900 - Uday Shankar - Indian classical dancer, choreographer, and ballet producer.
1901 - Amarnath Vidyalankar - was a freedom fighter, journalist, social worker and parliamentarian.
1927 - Parkash Singh Badal - Former Chief Minister of Punjab State and head of Shiromani Akali Dal.
1935 - Dharmendra Deol - Indian film actor.
1946 - Sharmila Tagore - Indian film actress.
Died on 08 December
1947 - Bhai Parmanand - was a great revolutionary of the Indian freedom struggle.
2002 - Sripati Mishra - was one of the prominent leaders of the Indian National Congress.
2015 - Ramashankar Yadav 'rebel' - was a popular poet among the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
2019 - Chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, B.B. Kumar passed away.
Important Occasions and Celebrations of December 08
- National Brownie Day.
- Bodhi Day (Japan).
- Sri Ramjanki wedding festival.
- Shri Balaji Bajirao Jayanti.
- Actor Shri Dharmendra Birthday.
- Pretend to be Time Traveler's Day.
- Shri Parkash Singh Badal Birthday.
- All India Handicrafts Week.
- Shri Balkrishna Sharma New Birthday.
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
- 37th Foundation Day of SAARC.
- National Mental Rehabilitation Week (8-14 December).
- Guru Shree Tegh Bahadur Jyoti Jyot (Sacrifice Day).
Important Events of 08 December
1863 – Two and a half thousand people die in a fire in a Jesuit cathedral in the Chilean capital, Santiago.
1881 – More than 800 people died in a theater fire in Vienna, the capital of the European country Austria.
1914 – The Water War of the Falklands is fought between Britain and Germany around the islands of the same name in the Atlantic Ocean.
1923 - Treaty of friendship signed between Germany and America.
1931 - Patented in the US for coaxial cable used in telecommunications.
1934 - Weekly air mail service between England and Australia begins.
1941 - America and Britain declare war on Japan.
1943 - The Battle of Vera ends in an Allied victory.
1956 - The sixteenth Olympic Games conclude in Melbourne, Australia.
1967 - The first submarine INS Kalvari was inducted into the Army.
1976 - The US conducts nuclear tests in Nevada.
1995 - China controversially crowns and recognizes 6-year-old boy Zhenken Norbu as an incarnation of the Panchen Lama.
1998 - Former Lieutenant Colonel Hugo Chavez becomes the new President of Venezuela.
1998 - Women's ice hockey is included for the first time in Olympic history. Finland defeated Sweden 6-0 in the first match.
2000 - Defense agreement signed between Britain and Russia.
2000 - Scientists in France discovered a new treatment for Alzheimer's 'Golnetamine'.
2000 - The number of victims of the dreaded Ebola virus in Uganda exceeds 400, in which 160 people have died.
2002 - Cow urine is patented by the United States of America, after India's traditional bio-rich neem, turmeric and jamun.
2002 – East Nepal Naxalites blew up a bus with a bomb, killing five people and injuring over 30.
2003 - Zimbabwe announces its withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Nations after the suspension period has been extended.
2003 - Vasundhara Raje Scindia became the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
2003 - Uma Bharti became the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
2004 - Pakistan covers 700 km Successfully test-fired the Shaheen-1 missile with a range of up to Rs.
2005 - The Red Cross and Red Crescent Society accept a red diamond-shaped crystal on a white background as a new addition symbol.
2007 – US-led coalition forces and NATO forces attack Taliban militants in the Musa Kala district of southern Afghanistan.
2009 – Bombing in Baghdad, Iraq kills 127 and injures 448.
2019 - Israel conducts airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, controlled by Hamas.
2019 – At least 43 people died in a massive fire at a factory in Delhi early this morning.
2019 – Sanna Marin, Minister of Transport of Finland and leader of the Social Democratic Party, is elected the world's youngest prime minister at the age of 34.
2019 - Jozibini Tunji of South Africa becomes Miss Universe.
2020 - The Indian Army and DRDO jointly test-fired the indigenously built advanced battle tank Arjun Mark-1A once again at the Pokhran Field Firing Range.
