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Historical Event on 8/10/2000
Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/5/1997 | Brahmapuram diesel power project, KSEB's first thermal power project, situated 25 km from Kochi, Kerala commissioned. |
| 12/28/1928 | First talkie feature film 'Melody of Love' was released in India. The film was made by Universal Picture Corporation, America. It's premier was held at Elphinstone Picture Palace, Calcutta. |
| 1/25/1856 | Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians. |
| 2/1/1944 | Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born. |
| 3/4/1895 | Surendra Singh Majithia, great industrialist, was born. |
| 12/4/1920 | Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton), was born in Jhansi, India. |
| 3/28/1978 | Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born. |
| 12/23/1926 | Swami Shradhanand, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker and politician, was assassinated by a revolver shot that was fired by a young Muslim Abdul Rashid. |
| 2/11/2001 | Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India. |
| 5/22/1996 | 11th Lok Sabha's first session begins. |
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