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Historical Event on 8/8/2000

S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/15/1967Ramkrishnarao Burgula, Chief Minister of Hyderabad, died.
5/30/1987Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
11/19/1994Aishwarya Rai, selected 'Miss World' at the age of 21 in the beauty contest held at the 44th convention at Sun City, South Africa .
7/5/1998An Amusement and Picnic Resorts Pvt. Ltd. with five dolphins and sea lions was inaugurated at Mahabalipuram.
10/13/1999Chandrababu Naidu, TDP leader, said that his party would support the NDA Government unconditionally.
5/10/1979Indy Khabra, Soccer(Football) player, was born.
11/22/1971Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days.
6/18/1991Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha polls though short of an absolute majority.
1/23/1809Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Khinda village in the north of Sambalpur at Orissa.
7/25/1938Gautam Kalicharan, famous Hindi poet, was born.