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Historical Event on 4/8/1998

Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1605Salim renamed himself as Jahangir and became the king of Agra.
7/25/1992Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997.
2/3/1997Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.
11/16/1990Chandrasekhar Government wins confidence motion of 280 for 214 against and 11 abstained (17 members were absent).
8/1/1996T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998.
7/15/1948Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union).
2/1/1917Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal.
9/18/1992Andhra government's order of setting up 12 private medical colleges quashed by a full bench of the High Court.
11/18/19371,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year.
11/12/1885Firodia Kundanmal Shobhachand, politician and Gandhian, was born.