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Historical Event on 8/5/1978

Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/17/1999Chiranjeev Milkha Singh won the Lexus International Golf tournament in Bangkok.
1/1/1892Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.
5/28/1996BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.
2/21/1993Naxals free Andhra Pradesh Congress (I) MLA P.Balaraju and a govt. official after 22 days in captivity.
5/18/1972Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.
9/29/1755Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
4/13/1851Ganga Ram, great social reformer and an assistant engineer in the Public Works Department, Punjab, was born at Mangtanwala, now in Pakistan.
5/17/1992R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China.
1/27/1984First unit of Atomic Energy Production Centre started at Kalpakkam.