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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
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
3/1/1905Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hire was born.
1/25/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993).
7/15/1986Sandhya Agarwal made 190 runs in third Womens Test Cricket setting a new record in England.
8/22/1992Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party.
5/27/1857Nana Sahib was captured at Kanpur.
7/29/1911Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield.
4/1/1979Central Institute of Fisheries Education came under the Administrative Control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
3/11/1915Vijay Samuel Hazare, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54), was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.