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Historical Event on 5/8/1906
Prannath Thapar, former General of India, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/27/1931 | 150 are arrested following 'red shirt' riots in the N.W. Frontier province. |
| 6/23/1761 | Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June. |
| 1/10/1959 | Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi. |
| 6/30/1981 | President's rule imposed in Assam. |
| 8/1/1927 | Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza, famous Hindi litterateur, was born. |
| 12/23/1972 | Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India v England at Delhi. |
| 11/7/1998 | Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas. |
| 2/8/1994 | Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432. |
| 11/2/1994 | Three British hostages freed in Saharanpur, UP, after a fierce encounter. |
| 3/11/1948 | SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam. |
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