August 08 in history: Quit India Movement, establishment of ASEAN and more
| Updated: Aug 09, 2020, 11:10 AM IST
From Wright Brothers' public showing of first aircraft to beginning of pro-democracy student protests in Burma, a lot happened on this day in history.
1908
Wright Brothers publicly show their flying machine for the first time.
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1942
Quit India Movement launched in Bombay
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1967
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded
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1988
Pro-democracy student protest begins in Burma