8th May’20 – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Find out what happened on the 8th of May 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 May

 
Mohammed “Mo” Gulamabbas Dewji (born 8 May 1975) is a Tanzanian billionaire businessman and former politician. He is owner of MeTL Group, a Tanzanian conglomerate founded by his father in the 1970s.
Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati, commonly referred to as Swami Chinmayananda, (born Balakrishna Menon; 8 May 1916 – 3 August 1993) was a Hindu spiritual leader and a teacher who inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission.
Madhu Varma Mantena is an Indian film producer and entrepreneur involved in the production and distribution of films across Hindi, Telugu, and Bengali cinema. In 2008, Madhu Mantena co-produced Ghajini (2008) which was the highest grossing Indian film for that year.
Devi Prasad Shetty (born 8 May 1953) is an Indian cardiac surgeon and entrepreneur. He is chairman and founder of Narayana Health, a chain of 21 medical centers in India. He has performed more than 15,000 heart operations.
Luís Remo de Maria Bernardo Fernandes (born 8 May 1953) is an Indian singer, with naturalized Portuguese citizenship. Known as a pioneer of Indian pop music, he performs pop/rock/Indian fusion and is also a film playback singer.
 

Notable Moments

 
1815 Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony.
1930 Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest.
1933 Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables.
1962 Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal.
1963 Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.
 

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