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Historical Event on 8/5/1905
Subhadrakumari Chauvhan, famous Hindi poet, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/17/1917 | V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai). |
| 11/8/1932 | Sankhla Badluram, great industrialist, was born in Delhi. |
| 10/22/1929 | Air Mail Series Stamps were issued. These stamps were of denominations of 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 12 annas. |
| 6/6/1997 | Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab. |
| 11/14/1957 | Children's Day. |
| 10/14/1998 | Prof. Amartya Sen (Indian Nobel Laureates), the economist-philosopher, awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his contribution to welfare economics. |
| 1/12/1997 | Paes-Bhupathi win doubles title in the Singapore Open Challenger hardcourt tennis. |
| 11/5/1994 | Russi Modi appointed Chairman of Air India and Indian Airlines. |
| 7/8/1971 | Krishnarao Arkgudun, versatile Kannad author, died. |
| 2/10/1944 | Japanese troops take the Ngakyedauk Pass, cutting off the 7th Indian Division at Sinzweya, Burma. |
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