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Historical Event on 4/8/1993
CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/5/1923 | Santosh Kumar Kisku Rev, great educationist and social worker, was born. |
| 12/1/1911 | Dayarnav Raghunath Kopardekar, founder of ""Indrayani Sahitya Prakashan Sanstha"", was born. |
| 11/29/1953 | Bahuriya Ramswarup Devi, better known as Laxmibai of Bihar, passed away. She will be always remembered for Chapra District Revolt, whereby she tied seven British men and threw them in Narayani River. |
| 4/10/1997 | Announcement of UP's 70th new district to be re-named after Jyotiba Phule. |
| 3/2/1949 | Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931. |
| 3/16/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home. |
| 7/1/1985 | Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office. |
| 9/7/1965 | U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan. |
| 6/2/1986 | One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab. |
| 6/2/1986 | Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born. |
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