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Historical Event on 1/8/1965
Star of India', world's largest sapphire, returned to American Museum of Natural History.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/13/1993 | The Indian hospital and aviation was operational immediately. The Indian contingent formally took charge of the responsibility of the capital city of Mogadishu. |
| 7/5/1994 | Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award. |
| 1/7/1761 | Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked. |
| 11/27/1972 | Bhutto reports the release of 616 Indian prisoners captured in the Indian-Pakistani dispute at Pakistan. |
| 10/2/1961 | Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established. |
| 2/16/1942 | The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943. |
| 9/4/1962 | Kiran Shankar More, great Indian wicket-keeper in 49 Tests 1986-93, was born in Baroda. |
| 2/6/1915 | Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) was born at Bandnagar, MP. |
| 2/1/1855 | East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened. |
| 2/1/1855 | Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398. |
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