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Historical Event on 8/4/2000
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/24/1994 | Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India. |
| 9/30/1999 | A B Vajpayee, Prime Minister, calls upon the people at an election campaign in Lucknow to give him a five-year term. |
| 2/11/1993 | Naik sacks six ministers in Maharashtra. |
| 5/29/1953 | Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born. |
| 8/27/1998 | India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide. |
| 7/4/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment. |
| 2/28/1988 | Jaydev, famous music director, passed away. |
| 8/15/1979 | Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies. |
| 1/20/1949 | Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra. |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
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