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Historical Event on 8/5/1999
Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1964	Dharam Vira was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27-06-1966
3/3/1919	Hari Narayan Apte, famous Marathi novelist, passed away.
8/26/2000	Vijay Kumar wins the Hindu Open Golf championship at the Cosmopolitan Club in Chennai.
6/22/1917	Mohy-id-Din Hajini, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Kashmir (Hajin).
1/26/1930	Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
6/28/1857	Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British power of India at Bithoor.
3/3/1978	Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.
11/7/1998	Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas.
6/4/1997	Defence Ministry denies Washington Post's report that India has deployed Prithvi missile on Punjab border with Pakistan.
9/16/1932	Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize.

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Historical Event on 8/5/1999 Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.

Historical Event on 8/5/1999
Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.