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Historical Event on 5/8/1996
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/14/1910 | Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born. |
| 12/4/1924 | Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding. |
| 12/4/1924 | Meerabai, saint poet, passed away. |
| 1/30/1988 | Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away. |
| 5/15/1992 | BSE closed. |
| 12/11/1990 | T. N. Seshan appointed CEC, and Mohan Dharia Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. |
| 5/27/1951 | Taraporewala Aquarium was inaugurated at Mumbai by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
| 7/24/1997 | Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities. |
| 8/7/1888 | Navalram (Navalram Laxmiram Pandya), literature critic and versatile Gujarati author, died. |
| 8/11/1954 | Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad. |
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