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Historical Event on 4/8/1950

Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/1975Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi.
1/20/1879Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born.
4/8/1835Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
6/24/1961Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 flew took to air for the first time.
7/13/1974India's first one-day international was played vs England at Headingley.
4/5/1908Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"".
9/29/1992Ramesh Krishnan and Leander Paes put India into the World round of 16 nations in the Davis Cup tennis by defeating Britain (4-1)
11/1/1996K.L. Chugh and J.N. Sapru, former chairmen of ITC, remanded to custody in connection with FERA violation case.
7/3/1972Shimla Non-Arm Agreement on Kashmir signed between Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto.