8th Dec – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Find out what happened on the 8th  of December in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur  8th of December

Nanasaheb Peshwa (b.8 Dec. 1721, d. 23 Jun. 1761), also known as Balaji Baji Rao, was the son of Bajirao from his marriage with Kashibai and one of the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. He contributed heavily to the development of the city of Pune, India. He was appointed as Peshwa by Chattrapati Shahu himself. At time of his death in 1749.
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru  KCSI (8 December 1875 – 20 January 1949) was an eminent lawyer, political and social leader in India during the British Raj. He was knighted in 1922. Tej Bahadur Sapru was born on December 8, 1875 in Aligarh, what is now a district of the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Parkash Singh Badal is an Indian politician who has been Punjab since 2007. He previously served as Chief Minister from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, and from 1997 to 2002. He was born December 8, 1927 in the village of Abul Khurana, near Malwa (Punjab), to Raghuraj Singh and Sundri Kaur in a Jatt Sikh family.
Shazahn Padamsee is an Indian film and stage actress, who has also worked as model. Daughter of noted actors Alyque Padamsee and Sharon Prabhakar, she made her first film appearance in the 2009 Hindi film Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year. After the failure of her début film, she went on to appear in two South Indian films, gaining credit from critics for her performance,
Sharmila Tagore (born 8 December 1946) is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances. She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011. In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Death Anniversaries on 8th Of December

Bhai Parmanand (4 November 1876 – 8 December 1947) was an Indian nationalist. Parmanand was born into a prominent family of the Punjab, descended from the family of the famous Sikh martyr, Bhai Mati Das. His father, Bhai Tara Chand Mohyal, came from Kariala, Jhelum District and was an active religious missionary with the Arya Samaj movement.
Chittajallu Srinivasa Rao better known as C. S. Rao (b: 1924 – d: 2004) is a South Indian actor, writer and director. He is son .of famous film director Chittajallu Pullayya. He has directed about 70 films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Oriya languages. He is best known as the director of the Magnum Opus film of Telugu cinema Lava Kusha (1963).
Catholicos Baselios Augen I (26 June 1884 – 8 December 1975) is the fourth Catholicose of the East of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Catholicos Baselios Augen I was born on 26 June 1884 at Perumbavoor, Vengola, Ernakulam district of the Indian state of Kerala.to Father Abraham Malpan of Chettakulathukara family.

Notable Moment In History

8-December-1857  Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail.
8-December-1911 Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa.
8-December-1930 British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.
 8-December-1932 Indian Air Force Act was passed.

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