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Historical Event on 8/7/1999

A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, appeals to the United States to name Pakistan as a terrorist state.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1991Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
4/21/1720Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General.
8/4/1936Indian Government Act was approved by the king.
4/12/1873Kumaran Asan, famous Malyalam poet and social reformer, was born at Kayikkara, Kerala.
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
12/22/1853Saradamoni Devi was born in Jairambati of Hooghly district.
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.
8/4/1997Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
5/11/1985Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India.
2/1/1835East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim.