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Historical Event on 5/8/1992
Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/1/1999 | Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi. |
12/6/1987 | MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force. |
12/17/1905 | Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born. |
1/1/1920 | Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas. |
7/20/1955 | Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar. |
9/7/1947 | Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas. |
7/1/1938 | Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born. |
12/6/1962 | India closes its consulates in Communist China. |
5/13/1918 | Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born. |
10/18/1992 | 1,000 police personnel occupy the Golden Temple in Amritsar to keep Punjab separatists away. |
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