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Historical Event on 8/5/1950
Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1995 | Madhu Limaye, veteran national leader, socialist thinker, freedom fighter, politician, writer, close associate of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jaya Prakash Narayan, passed away. |
| 7/1/1999 | The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I). |
| 12/26/1986 | Consumer Rights Act was passed. |
| 7/6/1995 | Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants. |
| 8/15/1947 | India and Pakistan gain independence (dominion status). Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Mohammad Ali Jinnah is appointed the Governor General of Pakistan. Independent India's first cabinet meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister held. Members of the first Cabinet were: 1. J. L. Nehru - PM, External and Commonwealth Relations and Scientific Research, 2. Sardar Patel - Home Information and Broadcasting and States, 3. Dr. Rajendra Praised - Food and Agriculture, 4. Maulana Azad - Education, 5. John Mathai - Railways and Transport, 6. Sardar Baldev Singh - Defence, 7. Jagjivan Ram - Labour, 8. C. H. Bhabha - Commerce, 9. R. A. Kidwai - Communications, 10. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur - Health, 11. B. R. Ambedkar - Law 12. R. K. Sanmukham Chetty - Finance, 13. Shyama Prasad Mookerji - Industries and Supplies, 14. N. V. Gadgil - Works, Mines and Power. |
| 8/9/1925 | Government Treasury from Postal Train was looted near Kakuri Station just about 22 km. away from Lucknow by the members of 'Hindustan Socialist Republican Association'. |
| 10/25/1983 | Technical Cell constituteded with a view to promote the use of official language Hindi on mechanical or electronic devices. |
| 7/30/1992 | The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful. |
| 3/24/1977 | Ban on RSS and 26 other organisations lifted. |
| 11/28/1990 | Union Cabinet approves re-induction of Airbus A-320 in the domestic sector. |
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