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Historical Event on 5/8/1990
Paul Mantosh and Joss Fernandes take oath as nominated Anglo-Indian members in Lok Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/27/1996 | 'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully. |
| 10/29/1851 | British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary. |
| 4/22/1983 | Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, visited ICMR Headquarters and held discussions with senior scientists of ICMR. ICMR revived research on indigenous drugs/traditional medicine with a new, disease-oriented approach and a Scientific Advisory Group on Traditional Medicine Research was constituted in 1983 but actual studies (Multicentric Clinical Trials, Centres for Advanced Research, Central Biostatistical Monitoring Unit etc.) were started in 1984-85. |
| 6/25/1943 | No. 8 Squadron started functioning absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel, and also issued with a vengeance to achieve operational status. |
| 4/5/1940 | Charles Freer Andrews, a Christian Missionary, died in Calcutta. He is also referred as ""Deenabandhu Andrews"". |
| 8/17/1932 | V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born. |
| 5/5/1955 | Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce. |
| 10/19/1875 | The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic. |
| 5/16/1975 | Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union. |
| 7/16/1956 | K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born. |
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