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Historical Event on 8/8/1949

India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
1/4/1964The First Diesel Engine came out of the Varanasi Diesel Engine Carshed.
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.
2/8/1785Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India.
4/18/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, constitutes a Group of Ministers to review the national security system in its entirety in the light of the recommendations of the Kargil review committee.
8/2/1891Padmashree V. P. Karmarkar (Nanasaheb), famous sculptor, was born.
4/22/1923Babani Sheshagiri Pai, social worker and journalist, was born at Ankola in Karnataka.
3/9/1961Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962.
9/29/1994Cable Television Regulation Ordinance issued.
6/4/1959Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga.