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Historical Event on 4/8/1759

British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1759Saint Visoba Khechar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev of Maharashtra, took Samadhi.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.
11/7/1971India admits forces entered Bangladesh to silence artillery.
3/16/1986Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail.
8/25/1997Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA).
4/1/1989UN Peace-keeping Force arrives in Windhoek to prefare for independence of Namibia.
12/27/1929Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin.
9/2/1998Nishant, the pilotless training aircraft developed by DRDO, is successfully flown from Chandipore.
12/25/1921Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta.
8/6/1965Indian troops invade Pakistan.