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Historical Event on 8/4/2000

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1992The Central Government bans RSS, VHP, ISS, Bajrang Dal and Jamait-e-Islami.
9/27/1760Mir Zafar was deposed and his son-in-law Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. He ruled till July 7, 1763.
4/30/1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
5/12/1987Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat.
5/20/1900Sumitranandan Pant was born.
1/3/1917Kartarsingh Duggal, famous Punjabi story-writer and novelist, was born.
4/2/1702Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
3/31/1996Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy.