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Historical Event on 4/8/1997

India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1981C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985.
11/19/1970Bhupinder Singh Jr, cricketer (Punjab & Indian ODI batsman), was born.
3/18/1915British Government approved Indian Security Act to have greater control on the Indian people.
10/26/1969Neil Armstrong, the first men to land on Moon by 'Apollo II ', and Edwin Aldrin came to Bombay.
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.
1/1/1980This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"".
11/7/1908N. R. Shede (Annasaheb), litterateur and editor, was born.
2/14/1807Khanderao Holkar, one of the sardars in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
11/7/1862Bahadurshah Jafar -II died at Rangoon in British prision.
3/9/1961Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962.