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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
2/12/1998Om Prakash, 78, Hindi film comedian, passed away in Mumbai.
4/21/1997Inder Kumar Gujaral sworn as the 12th Prime Minister of India, along with old council of ministers in the H. D. Deve Gowda govt. minus Tamil Maanila Congress Minister and D. P. Yadav of Janata Dal.
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
12/21/1956The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted.
3/21/1971Gavaskar scores the first of his 34 Test tons, 116 at Georgetown.
5/17/2000The Union Cabinet clears a proposal for setting up a new appellate tribunal for foreign exchange following the repeal of the FERA and the enactment of FEMA in its place.
5/2/1930Riots break out in Amritsar.
5/11/1993Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.
1/3/1946Three High Ranked Officers of Azad Hind Fauj were released by Gen. C. Auchinleck.
2/20/1982The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.