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Historical Event on 8/4/1997

Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/7/1997Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.
12/13/1989Kashmiri militants release the daughter of Indian Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed as five of their comrades freed from prison.
6/11/1999India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men.
10/24/1966Yugoslavia, UAR call on the US at New Delhi to stop bombing of North Vietnam.
8/27/1992The President issues two ordinances making it mandatory for new medical and dental colleges to obtain prior approval of the Medical and Dental Councils of India before their establishment.
9/18/1925Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
7/2/1926Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh.
9/9/1942Shirish Kumar, martyr, died.
10/15/2000Sachin Tendulkar becomes the highest run-getter in one-day internationals (9379 runs) during his innings of 69 in the final of the ICC cricket tournament against New Zealand
5/27/1951Taraporewala Aquarium was inaugurated at Mumbai by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad.