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Historical Event on 8/5/1999

Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1987A Swedish Government enquiry finds that Bofors paid commission to middlemen for concluding Arms Purchase Agreement with India.
2/28/1998The third and final phase of polling is held in 131 Lok Sabha constituencies in 10 States and one Union Territory.
3/28/1917Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa.
5/23/1942Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell and his men arrive at Dimapur, having retreated 150 miles (240 km) through the Burmese jungle. `We took a hell of a beating,' he said.
9/9/1923First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal.
1/19/1995Prof. Armaity Desai, eminent Sociologist, appointed the new UGC Chairperson.
4/1/1976Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established.
4/18/1612Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal.
10/20/198121-month-old Left United Front Ministry led by E. K. Nayanar resigns in Kerala.
5/30/1919Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.