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Historical Event on 8/4/2000

Justice Brij Mohan Lal was sworn in chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1889Dr. Vrindavanlal Varma, famous Hindi writer and social reformer, was born in Jhansi. He mainly wrote historical and social novels, most famouse being ""Mriganainee"".
6/3/1995Mayavati (BSP) becomes the new CM of UP with the outside support of BJP.
2/2/1917Maharshi Vinayak Ramchandra Patwardhan (Annasaheb), collegue of Lokmanya Tilak, passed away.
1/6/1992Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs Australia at the SCG.
5/11/1998Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft.
3/3/1871Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.
3/3/1982Firaq Gorakhpuri ""Raghupati Sahay"", great writer, nationalist and who revolutionised Urdu poetry, died.
10/6/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
1/22/1973Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away.
10/19/1970First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.