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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
3/29/1998The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
8/17/1934Murasoli Shanmuga Sundram Maran was born in Thirukkuvalai village in Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu).
5/18/1933Gandhiji commences at noon 21 days' fast for self-purification; released unconditionally at 9 p.m.
12/12/1999Ram Prakash Gupta, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, said Ram temple issue is still on BJP's agenda.
10/19/1967Dr. C. V. Raman elucidated his new theory on wave motion in respect to vision and dim light.
3/1/1998Bharat Ratna is awarded to Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, and Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic musician. The award is also conferred posthumously on film director Satyajit Ray, freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali and former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda.
3/31/1935374 infants wed at a mass ceremony.
3/9/1990Lalu Prasad Yadav to form JD Ministry in Bihar.
2/5/1968Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.
2/5/1968Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan) in the battle of Machiwara.