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Historical Event on 8/4/1997
Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/10/1984 | Justice Thakkar Commission appointed to enquire into the assassination of Indira Gandhi. |
| 9/14/1965 | Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports. |
| 6/30/1979 | R. D. Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was there in this office till 24 Jan. 1980. |
| 11/27/1999 | Lt. Gen. J.F.R. Jacob is sworn in Punjab Governor. |
| 9/6/1947 | Indian government creates a new ministry of relief and rehabilitation of refugees. |
| 9/20/1997 | President K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the first Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. |
| 6/21/1991 | P. V. Narasimha Rao was sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister of India. He reimained in this office till May 16, 1996. He formed a 54-member ministry in the 10th Parliament. |
| 11/24/1948 | Ashok Gandotra, cricketer (Two Tests for India 1969), was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| 2/16/1992 | Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated. |
| 1/15/2000 | Baba Amte, social artist, receives Gandhi Peace Prize 1999, from the President K. R. Narayanan. |
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