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Historical Event on 4/8/1998

Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
12/29/19578,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned.
6/23/1895Kali Charan Ghosh, great Hindi writer, was born at Calcutta.
4/19/1975First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.
4/19/1975Humayun reconquered Delhi after defeating Sher - Shar Alias Sikandar Suri in Machiwara and Sarhind battles. It is said that he won the crown but not the empire.
4/1/1978India's sixth Five-Year Plan commenced.
11/10/1922S. K. Raghunath Rao, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Karnataka.
4/25/1993Indian Airlines plane hijacker shot dead by commandoes. All 141 persons rescued.
12/26/1985Rajiv Gandhi and Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq meet in Delhi and agree not to attack nuclear plants in each other's country.
8/30/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announced a package for small units raising the ceiling on loans from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs. For the handloom sector, a separate scheme costing Rs. 447 crores was also finalised.