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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
7/5/1981Rajan Mahadevan recites 31,811 digits of ¦(pie) from memory.
4/15/2000Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game.
1/31/2000All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged.
9/11/1950Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, cricketer (69 runs in India's first 2 tests 1932-33), passed away.
6/13/1999The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
5/29/1936Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith.
8/29/1905Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.
10/5/1997Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)
11/30/1920N. B. Kamat, filmmaker and distributor, was born.
8/1/1997Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil.