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Historical Event on 4/8/1985

India files suit against Union Carbide in New York for Bhopal gas disaster.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1972Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported.
10/14/1940Cliff Richards [Harry Webb], rock vocalist, was born in Lucknow, India.
5/5/1947Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.
10/10/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India.
11/16/1713Chhatrapati Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath, a very remarkable man in Maratha history, as 'Peshwa'.
3/19/1962Raja Kelkar Museum, which belonged to Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, was opened for the people.
12/27/1990Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation.
4/15/1901Balakrishna Janardan Mohoni, cricket Test Umpire for 11 Tests from 1948-57, was born in Maharashtra.
6/15/1982Supreme Court rules that all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to public education.
1/26/1927Laxman Madhav Katre, former Indian Air Chief Marshall, was born.