8th February- What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Today In History? 

Find out what happened on 8th February 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 occurred 8th February

Jagjit Singh, born Jagmohan Singh (8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011), was a prominent Indian Ghazal singer, songwriter and musician. Known as the “Ghazal King”, he gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned Indian ghazal singer Chitra Singh in the 1970s and 1980s.

Mohammad Azharuddin (born 8 February 1963, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) is a former Indian cricketer and politician. He was an accomplished batsman and captained the Indian cricket team for much of the 1990s

Mohammad Azharuddin  pronunciation (help·info) (born 8 February 1963, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) is a former Indian cricketer and politician. He was an accomplished batsman and captained the Indian cricket team for much of the 1990s

Zakir Hussain    8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969) was the third President of India, from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. He was the first elected Muslim president of India.

Shobha Gurtu  (1925 – 2004) was an Indian singer in the light Hindustani classical style. Though she had equal command over pure classical style, it was with light classical music that she received her fame, and in time came to be known as the

Death anniversaries on 8th February

Kuljeet Randhawa   (1 January 1976 – 8 February 2006) was an Indian actress and model. The former Gladrags model was best known for her role in the Kohinoor series. Randhawa was born on 1 January 1976 in Ranigangh in West Bengal.

Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, (December 30, 1887 – February 8, 1971) popularly known as Kulapati Dr. K. M. Munshi, was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist from Gujarat state. A lawyer by profession, he later turned to literature and politics.

K. Rajaram   (August 29, 1926 – February 8, 2008) was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and later, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985. Rajaram rose to prominence in 1962

Kasani Narayana   (November 1, 1928 – February 8, 2005) was a Congress Party Member of Legislative Assembly in Andhra Pradesh, India. He fought against the Nizam authorities in Telangana and worked for social justice. He was on the monitoring panel for peace talks between the government of Andhra Pradesh and the Maoist Party in India. Kasani Narayana was born in the village of Devaruppal

Deba Prasad Mitra   (December 29, 1902-February 8, 1978), son of Jyotirindraprasad Mitra (1869–1918), was a renowned clinical pathologist and religious and social worker connected with the Brahmo Samaj. His life and work were greatly inspired and stimulated by the lives of his grandfather Braja Sundar Mitra (1820–1875)

Notable Events:

1785 Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India.

1872 Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands.

1881 Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.

1897 Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

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