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Historical Event on 4/8/1857

Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1857Sir Colin Campbell, British Army Officer, managed to supress Indian Mutiny sepoys at Lucknow.
1/5/2000Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament.
6/6/1867Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot.
1/17/1999Madhya Pradesh won its maiden Wills Trophy championship, defeating Bengal in the final of the limited overs cricket championship in Calcutta.
11/1/1974Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer (Indian Test batsman v S Africa 1996 ), was born in Hyderabad.
3/28/1991IAF men die in an air crash in Bangalore.
3/17/19674th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed.
1/5/1995PM gives valedictory address at the 8th World Tamil Conference in Madurai.
1/19/2000Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship.
1/14/1851Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, last Peshwa of Marathas, passed away at Brahmawart.