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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 |
| 8/17/1780 | Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived. |
| 12/29/1885 | A group of middle-class intellectuals in India, some of them British, found the Indian National Congress to be a voice of Indian opinion to the British government. This was the origin of the later Congress Party which was founded in Bombay. |
| 1/8/1927 | The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board. |
| 2/7/1908 | Manmanath Gupta was born. |
| 8/19/1910 | Sister Alphonsa, teacher and social worker, was born at Kudamaloor, Kerala. |
| 10/14/1919 | Raghu Karmkar, famous cinephotographer, was born. |
| 4/30/1843 | Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, marathi novelist and editor, was born. |
| 9/27/1989 | The second test launching of India's surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi', from Sri Harikota was successful. |
| 7/28/1921 | Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India. |
| 11/25/1984 | Yashwantrao B. Chavhan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Deputy Prime Minister, passed away. |
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