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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
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
6/25/1998Sikh high priests exonerate the Akali Dal leader and chief of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Gurcharan Singh Tohra, of charges of violating a ``Hukumnama'' (religious edict) issued by the Akal Takht, which prescribed a complete boycott of the members of the Nirankari missions for their ''blasphemous'' activities.
6/21/1999Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking.
1/23/1897Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader and freedom fighter, was born at Cuttack. At the age of 23, he was ranked fourth in the I.C.S. Examination in London and fought against the British with his Azad Hind Fauj in the second World War.
2/27/1997CBI arrests godman Chandraswami for alleged offences in violation of Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 1976.
12/22/1998Janata Dal's S. Jaipal Reddy selected for the ''best parliamentarian award'' for 1998.
5/2/1954Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
9/23/1997India win Sahara Cup Cricket series by 4-1 victory over Pakistan.
5/23/1895Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away.