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Historical Event on 5/8/1994

Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1998Uttarancha State plan meets with difficulty owing to differences on inclusion of Udham Singh Nagar and Hardwar district.
5/19/1956The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.
8/4/1933Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order.
4/18/1917Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act.
8/10/1942Manju Bala Patil was shot on the road at Mumbai by the British Police.
12/11/1998Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) died at 1850 hrs today.
2/11/1935Lalita Narhar Bapat, famous marathi novelist, was born.
12/15/1997Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.
12/3/1790Lord Cornwallis took away the regulation power from Nawab Murshidabad and Sadar Nizamat was removed from Adalat in Calcutta.