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Historical Event on 2/8/1994

Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1991Prafulla Kumar Mahanta,Assam CM, steps down as party chief.
5/1/199560 killed as Madras-Kanyakumari Express collides with a goods train at Danishpet.
5/1/1997Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo.
1/19/1892Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, famous Marathi comedy writer, was born.
4/14/1925Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi.
2/20/1987Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.
5/26/1999IRS-P4(OCEANSAT) with an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) and a Multi-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR) and two small satellites (KITSAT of Korea and TUBSAT of Germany) launched by PSLV-C2.
11/29/1928Krishnaji Narayan Aathaly, great Marathi litterateur and editor, passed away.
5/29/1952The Socialist Party and Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party decide to form a single parliamentary party.
2/10/1943Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.