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Historical Event on 8/8/2000

S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/22/1970Bandopadhyay Shardendu, modern Bengali poet, died.
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.
2/6/1990Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
11/16/1921Nearly 700 Mopalh rebels were killed by the Gurkhas as they attacked the Pandikkad post at Delhi.
7/3/1745Ranoji Shinde died.
9/29/1999Jaswant Singh, External Affairs Minister, meet his Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz meet at the SAARC ministerial meeting.
8/1/1992Narasimha Rao, PM, dedicates Vizag Steel Plant to the nation.
6/3/1995President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months.
9/13/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India.