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Historical Event on 4/8/1998

Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/23/1992Indian-designed pilotless target aircraft 'Lakshya' successfully tested.
4/2/1926The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
4/2/1926Babur reached to his capital Agra after winning Bengal.
5/2/1769Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
4/15/1963Manoj Prabhakar, cricketer (Indian opening batsman & opening bowler), was born in Ghaziabad.
3/1/1985Rajendra Sethia, the biggest personal bankrupt ever, arrested in New Delhi.
1/12/1948Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji.
9/6/1995New broad gauge train ""Palace on Wheels"" started between Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
9/24/193119 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir.