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Historical Event on 5/8/1954
Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/18/1923 | Jamshed Khudadaad Irani, cricket wicket-keeper for India during the 1947-48 Australia tour, was born in Karachi. |
| 8/1/1920 | Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy surrendering ""Kaisar-E-Hind"" Medal, ""Zulu War"" Medal and ""Boer War"" Medal and launched the All India Non-Violent Non-Coperation Movement. |
| 4/8/1992 | Congress (I) government led by Rajkumar Dorendra Singh sworn in in Manipur. |
| 4/17/1941 | Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities. |
| 8/10/1901 | Narayan Pillai Gopala Pillai, great poet and educationist, was born in Quilon, Kerala. |
| 12/4/1920 | Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton), was born in Jhansi, India. |
| 1/21/1945 | Shri Rashbehari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away at Tokyo, Japan, at the age of 60. |
| 8/14/1997 | Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence. |
| 10/23/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN. |
| 12/4/1924 | Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding. |
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