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Historical Event on 1/8/1925

Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".

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1/4/1993K. Margabandhu, former UCO Bank chief, was arrested on charges of amassing wealth beyond his means.
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8/13/1995Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
4/14/1941Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India.