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Historical Event on 4/8/1997

India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/2000Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.
5/5/1955Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.
9/24/1921Dr. Sakharam Gangadhar Malshe, researcher and critic, was born.
9/22/1992Harshad Mehta released after 110 days in jail.
9/10/199587 of the 180 members of the newly constituted JAAC assume office.
8/1/1905Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/.
8/17/1848Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born.
11/25/1866Allahabad court was established for Uttar Pradesh territory, it sat in Agra with five Judges between 1866 and 1868. It also has a bench in Lucknow.
4/18/1612Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal.
11/22/1988Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award.