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Historical Event on 4/8/2000
Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/24/1997 | Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali. |
| 12/5/1991 | The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India. |
| 12/19/1999 | The President and the Prime Minister express shock over the bid to assassinate the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga. |
| 12/1/1965 | Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan. |
| 4/5/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad. |
| 11/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born. |
| 5/27/1906 | Gandhiji writes to his brother Lakshimidas, stating his disinterestedness in worldly possessions. |
| 6/23/1975 | Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died. |
| 1/30/1905 | Pitamber Das, social reformer and politician, was born at Mowana, U.P. |
| 5/7/1994 | Sunit Khatau, famous industrialist and textile magnet in Mumbai and owner of Khatau Group, was murdered. He was 55. |
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