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Historical Event on 4/8/1991
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta,Assam CM, steps down as party chief.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/17/1925 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore. |
| 1/20/1897 | Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants. |
| 5/21/1935 | Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life. |
| 8/13/1953 | Durgabai Deshmukh became the founder Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board, which involved several voluntary organisations and workers carrying out programs like education, training and rehabilitation of needy women etc. |
| 4/26/1945 | Virinchirpuram Krishnamurthi Ramaswamy, cricketer (Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup), was born in Madras. |
| 4/20/1973 | Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur. |
| 1/10/1966 | Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan. |
| 3/31/1998 | T. N. Mishra became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 04/01/99). |
| 1/30/1882 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt, great leader and social reformer, was born at Hyde Park, New York. |
| 7/6/1995 | Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants. |
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