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Historical Event on 4/8/1997
Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against L.K. Advani (BJP President), and former Union Minister V.C. Shukla in the Jain hawala case.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1979 | Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies. |
| 9/5/1888 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975), panentheist, great renaissance philosopher, eminent writer, free India's first vice-president and second president, was born at Tiruttani near Madras. |
| 11/20/1969 | Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut vs Australia in Kanpur. |
| 10/31/1876 | Cyclone hits Bengal centered near Bakarganj (now in Banlgadesh), about 200,000 die. |
| 8/17/1997 | Leander-Mahesh duo wins International ATP doubles in Connecticut. |
| 11/15/1998 | Naresh & Girdhari Lal Yadav win the National Enterprise sailing championship in Mumbai. |
| 5/21/1998 | India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing. |
| 7/1/1955 | S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957. |
| 9/6/1965 | Full scale warfare broke out all along the international border between West Pakistan and India. Pakistani troops advanced towards the Indian town of Akhnur in Kashmir and Pakistani paratroopers raided Punjab. |
| 1/2/1992 | Central Ministers Cabinet approved that elections will take place after the death of any independent candidate. |
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