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Historical Event on 8/5/1907

Kashi Nath Pandey, politician and Trade Unionist, was born in Fursatpur Village.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1914Cottari Subbanna Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), was born in Nagpur.
11/3/1986Dr. Indrachandra Shastri, versatile in Sanskrit and Pali, died.
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
7/29/1998The Pratapsingh Rane Ministry in Goa is dismissed. The Governor instals Dr. Wilfred Desouza as Chief Minister.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
7/23/1918Saraswati Devi (Smt) Illindala, great Hindi writer, journalist and social worker, was born at Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh.
6/28/1921Sahityaratna P. V. Narsingh Rao, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
4/16/1974Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away.
8/23/1989Pandit Krishnarao Shankarrao, great singer of 'Gwalher Gharana', passed away.
12/17/1998Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.