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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
10/19/1905Prince and Princess of Wales leave on an official visit to India at London.
6/18/1979Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.
4/2/1954Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons.
10/10/1910Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, famous doctor who worked in China, was born at Solapur, Maharashtra.
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
2/28/1884Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, passed away.
12/24/1987Dr. M.G.Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, died. He was 70 yrs. He was posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' by the President of India. (17-1-90).
6/18/1992Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.
12/27/1996Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.