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Historical Event on 8/4/1997

Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1906Depressed Classes Mission Society' was established by Vitthal Ramji Shinde.
2/23/1969Madhubala, famous Hindi film actress, passed away.
12/22/1866Mazharul Haque, great social reformer, nationalist, journalist, poet, writer and politician, was born at Bahpura, Bihar.
12/12/1961Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.
8/9/1992Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay.
5/27/1962Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92), was born in Bombay.
3/10/1912Anant Ramachandra Joshi, cricket Test Umpire for 12 test from 1948-5, was born in Maharashtra.
3/30/1945Dr. J. J. Rawal, joint director of Nehru Planetarium of Mumbai, was born.
7/17/1996All 47 ministers in Madhya Pradesh submit resignations to CM Digvijay Singh.
7/4/1922Ghulam Ahmed, cricketer (off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Hyderabad.