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Historical Event on 1/8/1987
P. G. Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1987 | Babur won the first Panipat battle and entered in North India's capital Agra. |
| 5/25/1997 | Seven Pakistani infiltrators are killed in an encounter with BSF in Ranbir Singh Pora. |
| 4/7/1920 | Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of India), was born in Banaras, India. |
| 8/13/1943 | Chintamanrao Deshmukh was first Indian to be appointed Governor of Reserve Bank. |
| 1/1/1989 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"". |
| 9/6/1994 | Prime Minister Narsimha Rao meets with his counterpart Vo Van Kiet at Hanoi. Both countries decide to boost ties. |
| 7/5/1990 | G. C. Saxena, J&K Governor, promulgates J&K Disturbed Areas Act, 1990, declaring several districts as disturbed area. |
| 10/12/1995 | Inderjit Gupta re-elected General Secretary of CPI. |
| 1/9/1935 | Savita Jajodiya, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
| 7/4/1900 | Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, was born. |
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