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Historical Event on 8/4/2000

Justice Brij Mohan Lal was sworn in chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/25/1985Akali Dal wins Punjab state elections.
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
3/22/1902Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph.
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.
11/14/1995National Human Rights Commission's conference on 'Human Rights in Prisons' begins in New Delhi.
4/10/1955India and Vietnam affirm the Panchsheel.
7/6/1992The centre decides to allow TV and Radio time slots for private producers.
8/9/1996Unofficial estimates put black money in the country at Rs. 70,000 crore, i.e. 6\% of GDP.
11/27/1935Prakash Bhandari, cricketer (3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs), was born in Delhi