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Historical Event on 4/8/1998

Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1970Bhopal University was established.
7/17/1987V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.
9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
9/23/1965The Indian Army secured the Kashmir Valley and the only object left was to clean out the remnants of the Gibraltar Force. Under the guidance of United Nations, the cease-fire came into effect.
8/20/1909Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter, was born at Srinagar.
7/4/1902Swami Vivekanand (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), Indian religious leader and social reformer, died at Memorial Rock, KanyaKumari. His brilliant career came to a sudden end only at the age of 39.
7/24/1989A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal.
1/29/1997Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.
4/18/1993BJP issues white paper on Ayodhya.
3/27/1990A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa.