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Historical Event on 5/8/1906

Prannath Thapar, former General of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/6/1606Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra.
8/30/1994The ruling CPC-led Left Front captures large majority of gram panchayat seats in Tripura civic polls.
11/5/1950Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died.
3/27/1997Punjab men and Railway women win National volleyball league in Tiruppur.
11/28/1993JRD Tata, 89, passed away in Geneva.
9/29/1994Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
1/22/1998Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra.
3/16/1832Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away.