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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
2/17/1976New Zealand score their first innings win in Tests vs India.
1/25/1976Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.
2/17/1931Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".
11/2/1956Express Train plunged down the Marudaiyar river embarkment killng 143 persons.
6/18/1988V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election.
5/9/1874First horse-drawn tram car started running in Mumbai.
5/24/1993India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.
10/28/1992Karnataka government withdraws order allowing nine private organisations to start capitation fee for engineering colleges.
11/30/1974India, Pakistan decide to end the ten-year trade ban.
4/24/1918Durgaprasad Dhar, former Vice President of Planning Commission, was born.