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Historical Event on 8/4/2000

Pranab Mukherjee and S. Jaipal Reddy, Congress(I) leaders, get Best Parliamentarian awards for the year 1997-98.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1895George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born.
1/1/1995This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".
12/14/1998The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
12/5/1898Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born.
2/18/199247 die in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam Mahamakham stampede.
6/1/1874East India Company was dissolved.
5/11/1995In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.
10/19/1990The Government of India under an ordinance puts forward a three-point formula for Ayodhya issue: (i) to acquire the land (ii) other land may be given for building temple except the disputed one (iii) the issue may referred to Supreme Court for speedy solution.
9/21/1997Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.
8/15/1947Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy.