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Historical Event on 8/5/1905
Subhadrakumari Chauvhan, famous Hindi poet, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/28/1865 | Lala Lajpat Rai 'Punjab Kesari', great valiant freedom fighter, social reformer, humanitarian and lawyer, was born in Dhudike village of Ferozepur district, Punjab. |
| 5/28/1966 | B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 21-02-1973. |
| 1/10/1920 | India became member of League of Nations. |
| 7/18/1946 | U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth. |
| 12/28/1930 | Police are stoned by demonstrators as they attempt to prevent an illegal flag-salutation ceremony at Bombay. |
| 1/1/1991 | Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place. |
| 9/16/1916 | D. R. Samant, journalist and social reformer, was born at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. |
| 10/20/1969 | Punjabrao Agriculture University established. |
| 10/30/1963 | Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, nationalist, freedom fighter and social worker, died at Madurai. |
| 9/30/1961 | Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay. |
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