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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
12/3/1991Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan.
10/12/1999Sachidanand Sakshi, former BJP MP, joined SP.
12/16/1990Dr. M. Channa Reddy resigned as Andhra Pradesh CM.
8/22/1993Gundu Rao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, died. He was 56.
9/1/1893Kashinath Tryambak Telang, first Maharashtrian Chief Justice of Mumbai High Court, died.
11/27/1993Splendid bowling by Anil Kumble (6 for 12) helps India to beat West Indies by 102 runs in the Hero Cup finals in Calcutta.
8/21/1931Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away.
4/27/1960Presidential orders were issued on the report of the Committee of Parliament on official Languages which includes issues relating to preparation of terminology (Hindi glossaries, Hindia translation of codes and procedural literature, imparting training in Hindi to employees propagation of Hindi, language of bills, language to be used in the Supreme Court and High Court etc).
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
3/4/1925Jyotirindranath Tagore, great Bengali litterateur and poet, passed away.