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Historical Event on 4/8/1998

India enters into a historical partnership with France with the formal launch of a joint programme for restoring and protecting the Taj Mahal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/1786Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.
5/21/1999A powerful bomb explodes and another is defused on the road leading to the Imphal airport minutes before the Prime Minister landed to commence his two-day visit to the State.
7/6/2000Mohan Lal bags Best Actor Award for his sensitive portrayal of a Kathakali artist in ''Vaanasprastham'' and the film wins the Best Feature Film and Best Editing Awards at the 47th National Film Festival-2000.
5/22/1991Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer.
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.
11/18/1948Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
1/10/1953Opening ceremony of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research held.
3/31/1994The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.
5/19/1908Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story-writer, was born.