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Historical Event on 8/4/2000

Pranab Mukherjee and S. Jaipal Reddy, Congress(I) leaders, get Best Parliamentarian awards for the year 1997-98.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1997Jain hawala case dropped against former ministers Kamal Nath, B.D. Dhakne, Chand Ram and Bhuta Singh.
9/26/1998Sachin Tendulkar make a record 127 runs against Zimbabwe at Calcutta.
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
10/17/1949The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.
5/17/1992R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China.
7/20/1955Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.
2/14/1881Rajendra Lal Dutta and M.M.Basu established the first Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta.
4/15/1926Gurvel Singh Pannu, famous Hindi writer, was born in Lauhka, Punjab.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
5/20/1964P. T. Usha, famous sprinter, was born.