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Historical Event on 4/8/1993

CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1968Chaggan Baba (Chagganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker and founder of Mahila Griha Udyog and Lijjat Papad, died.
9/29/1992Ramesh Krishnan and Leander Paes put India into the World round of 16 nations in the Davis Cup tennis by defeating Britain (4-1)
7/23/1933Jatindra Mohan Sengupta, great leader, lawyer, social worker, freedom fighter, nationalist and president of Bengal Swaraj Party, died at Ranchi. He was addresed by the people of Bengal as 'Deshapriya' (Beloved of the Country).
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.
2/11/1989Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away.
2/12/1999The Centre dismisses the Rabri Devi Government in Bihar and imposes President's rule.
2/8/1936Manohar Shankar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India vs West Indies in 1958-59), was born in Baroda.
3/20/1926For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.
10/10/1910Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, famous doctor who worked in China, was born at Solapur, Maharashtra.
10/18/1992Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.