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Historical Event on 4/8/1759
British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/8/1996 | T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award. |
| 2/2/1915 | Khushvant Singh, famous journalist, was born. |
| 12/9/1942 | Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, doctor of international fame, died at Kokun village, China. |
| 12/4/1990 | Maharashtra Gomantak Party withdraws support to Goa ministry led by Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa. |
| 1/1/1995 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"". |
| 1/10/1997 | 28th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum. |
| 1/22/1996 | Janata Dal parliamentary party leader Sharad Yadav resigns from Lok Sabha membership (Jain hawala case). |
| 5/3/1913 | Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay. |
| 8/12/1946 | Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government. |
| 4/29/2000 | The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration. |
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