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Historical Event on 4/8/1998

India enters into a historical partnership with France with the formal launch of a joint programme for restoring and protecting the Taj Mahal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1959Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
10/1/1993Two more Election Commissioners appointed.
9/15/1948The India flag carrying vessel reached Bombay Port.
4/26/1841Bombay Gazette begins publishing on silk.
5/23/1993Channa Reddy,Rajasthan Governor, shifted to Tamil Nadu. Motilal Vohra appointed in UP and B. Satyanarayan Reddy moved to Orissa.
2/10/1999P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi.
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
10/28/1977Shantiprasad Jain, industrialist, died.
2/6/1953Congress, PSP, CP and Jansangh recognised as All India parties by the Election Commission.