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Historical Event on 5/8/1963

Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1979R. D. Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was there in this office till 24 Jan. 1980.
8/1/1993Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan protegee, assumes office as NAL's fourth Director.
2/23/1962The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
1/14/1985Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief.
10/26/194627 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
6/27/1967First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines.
12/3/1790Lord Cornwallis took away the regulation power from Nawab Murshidabad and Sadar Nizamat was removed from Adalat in Calcutta.
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
12/5/1935Bipinchandra Joshi, chief of Indian Army general, was born.