December 8 Special Day In India, What Special Day Celebrated On 8 December?

December 8 Special Day in India

December is the year's twelfth and final month. Winter officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on December 21 or 22. For December 8th, 2021, a list of noteworthy events, such as Special Day In India and prominent people's birthdays, is provided below. Let's quickly take a look at the article to know what happened today in Indian history and much more details.

What Special Day Celebrated on 8 December - Events

A factory building in the Anaj Mandi district of Delhi, India, caught fire on December 8, 2019. At least 43 individuals were killed, with another 56 injured.

Delhi Factory Fire

In the early morning of December 8, 2019, a fire broke out on the 600 sq ft (56 m2) site of a baggage bag manufacturing plant in the Anaj Mandi district of Central Delhi. The fire erupted at a workshop where school bags and shoes were manufactured. The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) got a call for assistance at 5:22 a.m. IST and arrived within five minutes, however the intensity of the fire and blockages to the access ports stopped them from entering the structure. The iron grilles had to be removed with gas cutters. Thirty-five fire engines arrived at the scene and put out the fire, aided by an estimated 150 firefighters who were able to save 63 persons. A National Disaster Response Force team was dispatched to assist the fire department with the rescue efforts.

According to the authorities, the majority of those killed were industrial workers who were sleeping inside. According to doctors, the deaths were caused by asphyxiation from smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning. The fire's cause is being investigated. An electrical short circuit may have been the cause, according to early investigation and eye witness claims.

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December 8 Special Day in India - Birthdays

On this day December 8 the people who are celebrating their birthday include Parkash Singh Badal, Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Gita Gopinath and many more.

#1 Parkash Singh Badal

Parkash Singh Badal is an Indian politician who served as Punjab's Chief Minister from 1970 to 1971, 1977 to 1980, 1997 to 2002, and 2007 to 2017. He is also the patron of Shiromani Akali Dal, a regional political organisation based on Sikhs.

#2 Dharmendra

Dharmendra (Dharam Singh Deol) is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who is best known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is an Indian film megastar. He is also known in India as the "He-Man" of movies.

#3 Sharmila Tagore

Sharmila Tagore is an Indian actress who has recently retired. Tagore is most recognised for her contributions to Hindi and Bengali cinema, for which she has won two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

#4 Gita Gopinath

Since 2019, Gita Gopinath, an Indian-American economist, has served as the International Monetary Fund's Chief Economist. She is the Director of the IMF's Research Department and the Fund's Economic Counsellor in that capacity.

#5 Arindam Chaudhuri

Arindam Chaudhuri is an Indian author and the director of the Indian Institute of Planning and Management IIPM Think Tank. He has won three National Film Awards for his work as a producer. Chaudhuri was arrested on August 23, 2020, for a tax evasion of 230 million dollars.

#6 Nirupama Sanjeev

Nirupama Sanjeev is a former Indian No. 1 and retired professional tennis player from India. She was the second Indian woman in the open era to play in a Grand Slam main draw, and the first in singles to play in and win a round in a main draw, defeating Gloria Pizzichini at the 1998 Australian Open.

#7 Pa. Ranjith

Pa. Ranjith is a Tamil-language film director and filmmaker from India. He made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy Attakathi in 2012, followed by the political drama Madras, which received universal acclaim.

#8 Balaji Baji Rao

Shrimant Nana Saheb, commonly known as Peshwa Balajirao Bhat, was the eighth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire in India. Following the death of his legendary father, Peshwa Bajirao I, he was appointed Peshwa in 1740. The Chhatrapati was reduced to a mere figurehead throughout his reign.

#9 Sukhlal Sanghvi

Pandit Sukhlalji, or Sukhlal Sanghvi, was a Jain scholar and philosopher. He belongs to the Jain Sthanakvasi sect. Pandit Sukhlal was blinded by smallpox when he was sixteen years old.

#10 Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen

Bal Krishna Sharma, well known by his pen name Naveen, was an Indian freedom fighter, journalist, politician, and Hindi poet. He served in the Rajya Sabha from 1957 till his death. He was a member of the 1st Lok Sabha, representing the Kanpur seat.

#11 Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar was an Indian dancer and choreographer best known for inventing the fusion style of dance, which he popularised in India, Europe, and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s by adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance and imbuing it with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance. In India, he was a modern dance pioneer.