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Historical Event on 8/4/2000

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/28/1975As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence.
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
7/31/1902Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
4/11/1930Pandit Motilal Nehru renamed 'Anand Bhuvan' as 'Swaraj Bhawan' and handed it over to the people.
12/22/1887Srinivas Ramanujam, India's greatest mathematician, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
1/6/1996CBI identifies two key figures - Satyanarayana Gauda and Daya Manikam Anand - in Purulia arms drop case.
5/26/1957Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.
12/10/1886Ardeshir M. Irani, producer, director, exhibitor and founder of Star Films Ltd. Bombay, was born at Poona. His first film was 'Veer Abhimanyu'.
10/31/1997Rushmi Chakravarthy makes it a double in the National hardcourt tennis in Mumbai.
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).