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Historical Event on 5/8/1962
Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/7/1998 | Prof. K. M. Chandy, Congress (I) leader and former Governor of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, died in Kochi at the age of 77. |
| 3/19/1982 | Acharya J. B. Kripalani, writer, nationalist, parliamentarian, founder of Kissan Mazdoor Dal and president of Indian National Congress in 1946, passed away at the age of 94. |
| 1/26/1957 | India annexes Kashmir, Constitution for incorporation with India goes into effect. |
| 12/8/1998 | An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award. |
| 5/31/1977 | Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak. |
| 10/15/1931 | Avil Pakir Jalaluddin Abdul Kalam better known as "APJ", famous Indian scientist, was born in the temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. He is the pioneer of India's missile programme and was awarded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1997, for his immense and valuable contribution to scientific research and modernisation of defence technol |
| 2/18/1905 | Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to help Indians visiting England. He also established the Indian Home Rule society, which helped him to raise his voice against British Domination in India. |
| 5/25/1915 | Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad. |
| 9/24/1921 | Dr. Sakharam Gangadhar Malshe, researcher and critic, was born. |
| 2/24/1961 | Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu. |
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