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Historical Event on 5/8/1990

A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1953Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul.
7/7/1937Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta.
6/26/1975Chaudhary Charan Singh, freedom fighter and Chief Minister of UP, arrested by British Government.
4/14/1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
9/17/1954India outlaws bigamy.
5/7/1908Sudhabala alias Ermaline was born in Bombay. She was a film actress. Her first film was 'Hothal Padmini' (1925). Some of her films are Kicks of Kismet, Tained Virtue, Red Signal, Wise Fool, Hoor-E-Bagdad.
1/28/1999Central Zone won the Deodhar Trophy, defeating South in their final in Agartala.
1/7/1858The hearing of the case began that was filed against the last Mughal Emperor Bahadhur Shah II for taking part in the first armed revolution against the British.
10/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries.