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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
12/16/1952Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.
9/5/199530 member Ladakh Autonomous Hill Council sworn-in that was conceded by the Government of India in 1993.
11/3/1996Deve Gowda, PM, to attend G-15 summit in Harare. This was his first foreign trip as PM.
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
7/29/1979Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
2/16/1931Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.
3/21/1973Yashwant Ramkrishna Date, great Marathi dictionary creator, passed away.
3/8/1986L.K. Advani elected President of BJP.
7/22/1997Bus plummets into the swollen Usri river in Giridih dist, Bihar, killing 70.
5/15/1958Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi.