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Historical Event on 5/8/1996

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Other Historical Dates and Events
8/18/1920Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding.
12/27/1975A coal-mine was exploded at Chasnala mine near Dhanbad. It was India's worst coal mine disaster.
9/29/1997Crown Prince of Spain, Felipe de Borbon, visits India.
4/2/1970Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam.
5/25/1997In a bid to break the deadlock on naming transport corporation after caste leaders in southern districts, Tamil Nadu Government agrees to create a new bus corporation named after Pulithevan.
11/15/1993Supreme Court rules that the CEC is supreme
5/27/1964Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
5/15/1873The proposal to dissolve East India Company was passed in England.
7/4/1986Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.