|
|
Historical Event on 4/8/1998
Sedapatti R. Muthiah resigns as the Union Surface Transport Minister at the behest of his party supremo Jayalalitha. He is involved in court cases.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/6/1948 | Security Council takes up India's complaint charging Pakistan with aggression in Kashmir. |
| 3/24/1902 | Anusilan Samiti, a revolutionary organisation, was formed in Bengal. |
| 4/2/1926 | The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta. |
| 7/16/1997 | V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh. |
| 6/26/1991 | Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister. |
| 1/25/1983 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982). |
| 1/27/1967 | Maharashtra State Text book manufacturing and carriculum modification Corporation established at Pune. |
| 7/15/1920 | Earthquake in Delhi. |
| 3/16/1945 | Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, who was a revolutionary and brother of Swatantriya Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, passed away. |
| 8/6/1920 | Film Censor Board at Bombay started working. The first film censored and granted a Censor Certificate No. 1 was a short film of 600 ft., produced by Gaumont Company and it was titled as 'Gaumont Graphic No. 963-964'. The Regional Film Censor Boards were also set-up in Calcutta, Madras and Rangoon. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
