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Historical Event on 5/8/1996
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/29/1991 | Vazhappadi K. Ramamurthy, Union Labour Minister, resigns on account of differences on Cauvery water issue. |
| 9/19/1933 | Sunit Francis Rodrigues, former Chief Army General, was born. |
| 6/4/1936 | Nutan, film actress, was born. |
| 4/29/1997 | R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died. |
| 8/3/1930 | Jai Prakash, educationist, was born at Jaunpur. |
| 5/4/1935 | Dalip Kaur Tiwana, great educationist and writer, was born in Ribbon village, Punjab. |
| 7/16/1996 | Narasimha Rao moves Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the summons issued against him by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in the Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case. |
| 7/10/1997 | Fijian Senate approves new Constitution that removes radical restrictions on political power of Indian community, which makes up almost half the population. |
| 5/9/1996 | LDF wins 80 sets and UDF 59 in Kerala elections . |
| 12/4/1998 | Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition. |
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