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Historical Event on 8/4/2000

Pranab Mukherjee and S. Jaipal Reddy, Congress(I) leaders, get Best Parliamentarian awards for the year 1997-98.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/28/1914Japanese boat 'Kamagata Maru' was compelled to deport to India from Vancouver, Canada. The ship was boarded with active freedom fighters who were against the British Government.
2/12/1985Fire aboard M.V. Chidambaram, an Indian liner sailing from Singapore to Madras, killed 34 people.
2/1/1956Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959.
11/12/1969Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I).
2/10/1902Hemraj, politician, was born at Dera Gopipur, (H.P.).
8/7/1888Navalram (Navalram Laxmiram Pandya), literature critic and versatile Gujarati author, died.
7/31/1980Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40.
1/20/1995Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.
5/21/1923Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born.
8/13/1993All the TDP MLAs suspended from Andhra Pradesh Assembly.