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Historical Event on 8/10/2000
Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/12/1971 | The first aerial victory was when MiG-21FLs of No. 47 Squadron shot down a PAF F-104 over the Gulf of Kutch and this was followed by three more victories in quick succession on 17 December, when MiG-21FLs of No. 29 Squadron escorting HF-24 Maruts, shot down intercepting F-104s near Uttarlai in the Rajasthan desert in gun-missile encounters, while a third F-104, on an intruding mission, was shot down by another MiG 21FL of No.29 Squadron. |
| 9/8/1995 | Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab. |
| 5/1/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men. |
| 7/28/1997 | 12 persons are killed and 69 injured as New Delhi-bound Karnataka Express rams Himsagar Express at Old Faridabad station level-crossing in Haryana. |
| 2/22/1948 | Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born. |
| 11/3/1966 | Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000. |
| 3/8/1997 | G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress. |
| 7/4/1994 | Labhuben Mehta, famous Gujrathi author, died. |
| 2/16/1896 | Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born. |
| 8/6/1994 | Hajratbal' was handed over to Muslim Auwkaf Trust. |
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