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Historical Event on 2/8/1994

Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1996Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
3/5/1931Mahatma Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign a pact referred in Indian History as ""Gandhi-Irwin Pact"", after which the civic disobedience movement was taken back.
3/2/1982Indira Gandhi opened Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna.
7/15/1948Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union).
3/1/1995Iftikar, famous character actor, died.
9/16/1932Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
2/20/1987Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.
8/16/1996CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
3/27/1997Punjab men and Railway women win National volleyball league in Tiruppur.