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Historical Event on 5/8/1906
Prannath Thapar, former General of India, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/30/1971 | Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, famous nuclear scientist, died. |
| 3/14/1997 | Veerendra Patil, 73, twice former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away. |
| 7/7/1995 | Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court. |
| 10/30/1933 | Dara Nadirsha Dotiwala, cricket Test umpire for 6 tests from 1981-88, was born in Mumbai. |
| 5/2/1954 | Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism. |
| 7/4/1986 | Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston. |
| 2/6/1990 | Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown. |
| 2/6/1990 | Malik Kafur, Alauddin Khilji's Commander, won the impregnable fort of Devgiri. The fort was entered by the enemy. Raja Ramdeva was taken prisoner and sent to Delhi where Alauddin recieved him untill his death in 1312. |
| 1/29/1993 | Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman. |
| 9/11/1991 | Tax concessions announced. |
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