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Historical Event on 2/8/1994

Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1992Thailand Airlines crashed in Himalayan Range, 113 persons died.
7/20/1982Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
4/30/1991BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government.
1/4/1906Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
3/3/1983Seventh Non-Aligned Summit started at New Delhi.
2/14/2000The Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court judgment quashing the State Government's Ashraya scheme for providing plots to the poor.
7/15/1948Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union).
7/15/1948Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs.
8/29/1923Hiralal Ghasulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder who played Test for India in 1952-53, was born in Nagpur.
10/16/1999Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).