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Historical Event on 1/8/2000

The Government reconstitutes the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts and Trust and retains Mrs. Sonia Gandhi as a trustee along with Mr. P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prof. Yashpal and Dr. Abid Hussain.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/26/1614Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy.
9/23/1974First NCC Airforce Squadran (Women) was established at Vanasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan.
4/12/1621Guru Teg Bahadur Singh, Sikh Guru, was born.
2/8/1985P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986.
8/18/1956Sandeep Madhusudan Patil, great Indian batsman, was born in Bombay.
1/4/1906Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
12/1/1921Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail.
5/1/1997Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men.
8/11/1997Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati.
4/26/1929British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India.