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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
10/17/1994Seshan's controversial biography ''DMK'' obtains stay.
2/10/1921Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and nobel prize winner, passed away.
8/12/1952Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament.
8/4/1997Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ""should be treated as cancelled"", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members.
12/19/1994Critical stores of IAF were de-inducted by AN-124 contracted by UN. Bulky stores were brought by ship Mogadishu.
5/9/1995Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.
5/27/1906Gandhiji writes to his brother Lakshimidas, stating his disinterestedness in worldly possessions.
4/17/1996Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.
7/4/1997Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.
5/27/1952The use of Hindi language in addition to English language and of Devnagri form of numerals in addition to the international form of Indian numerals was authorised for warrants of appointments of Governors of State, Judges of the Supreme Court and Judges of the High Court.