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Historical Event on 5/8/1906
Prannath Thapar, former General of India, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/24/1858 | Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels. |
| 9/7/1998 | Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order. |
| 2/12/1960 | Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers. |
| 6/4/1955 | Ministry of Iron & Steel inaugurated. |
| 6/22/1898 | The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India. |
| 4/11/1937 | Ramnath Krishnan, well known Indian Tennis player, was born. |
| 10/24/1954 | Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died. |
| 3/19/1999 | Salgaocar emerged National Football League champions in Calcutta with a match to spare. |
| 2/14/1922 | Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born. |
| 2/10/1990 | Saroj Mukherjee, WB's CPI(M) secretary, died. |
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