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Historical Event on 5/8/1962

Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1936Nehru urges Socialism for India.
12/5/1931Jayant G. Nadkarni, former Admiral of Indian Navy, was born.
8/20/1944Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.
8/6/1905Chittaranjan Das ""Desh Bandhu"", freedom fighter and advocate, started an organisation named ""Swadeshi Mandali"". He also founded magazine named Narayana in 1914 and a Bengali weekly in 1922 and the daily 'Forward'.
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.
10/23/1883Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat.
12/8/1985The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8).
8/2/1993Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I).
9/3/1993Pawar resigns from Lok Sabha to take up the newly won Maharashtra Legislative Council seat.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.