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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 |
| 4/8/1998 | Sedapatti R. Muthiah resigns as the Union Surface Transport Minister at the behest of his party supremo Jayalalitha. He is involved in court cases. |
| 7/26/1933 | Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail. |
| 12/14/1901 | Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder. |
| 6/11/1983 | Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter, social reformer, pioneer of Indian business, industry, and nationalist, died at London at the age of 89. |
| 9/15/1862 | Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born. |
| 5/9/1992 | Killer brew claims 175 lives in Orissa, Excise Minister Prasanna Kumar Acharya resigns. |
| 5/28/1963 | Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India). |
| 11/29/1991 | Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath vs Australia at Gabba. |
| 11/7/1862 | Bahadurshah Jafar -II died at Rangoon in British prision. |
| 2/2/1996 | Doordarshan Kendra was inagurated at Port Blair. |
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