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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
7/12/200067 persons died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Ghatkopar, a Mumbai suburb.
11/11/1947Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple.
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
10/20/1997Veerappan, the forest brigand, releases the six hostages after 12 days.
2/4/1948Rakeshchandra Satchidananda Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982), was born in Kanpur.
1/18/1999The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack.
11/11/1921Gandhi urges Hindus to remove statue of ex-Viceroy Lord Lawrence.
5/2/1998The Indian Army at Bandipura market captured 10.5 Kg Charas.
5/2/1998Guru Angad Dev, Sikh Guru, passed away.
6/23/1942Jabbar Patel, film producer, was born.