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Historical Event on 7/8/1991
25 tonnes of gold moved to London from India to raise $ 200 million loan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/13/1994 | Yashwant Narsingh Kelkar, senior historian and journalist in Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 1/30/1999 | Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999. |
| 7/17/1997 | K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state. |
| 3/23/1757 | Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops. |
| 12/10/1985 | A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987. |
| 12/19/1966 | Rajesh Kumar Chauhan, cricketer (Indian off-spinner since 1993), was born in Ranchi. |
| 9/27/1703 | More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England. |
| 11/30/1896 | Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children. |
| 5/1/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men. |
| 8/16/1886 | Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple. |
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