- 8-February-1785:Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left India.
- 8-February-1872:Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands.
- 8-February-1881:Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.
- 8-February-1897:Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
- 8-February-1907:Madhavravji Golwalkar, sarsanghchalak of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born.
- 8-February-1912:Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away.
- 8-February-1921:Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated.
- 8-February-1936:Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress.
- 8-February-1936:Manohar Shankar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India vs West Indies in 1958-59), was born in Baroda.
- 8-February-1943:Subhashchandra Bose started his journey to Japan from Kiel along with his secretary Major Abid Hassan in a submarine.
- 8-February-1948:Indian govt. bans Muslim groups 'Khaksars' and 'League National Guard'.
- 8-February-1959:The Report of the Committee of Parliament constituted under Article 344 (4) of the constitution was submitted to the President.
- 8-February-1971:Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.
- 8-February-1971:Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi, writer, administrator, leader and founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, died.
- 8-February-1985:P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986.
- 8-February-1986:Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96).
- 8-February-1986:For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport.
- 8-February-1989:Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland, PM of Norway, was awarded 1988 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
- 8-February-1994:Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.
- 8-February-1994:Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away.
- 8-February-1999:Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.