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Historical Event on 8/5/1950
Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/21/1978 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested. |
| 7/15/1920 | Earthquake in Delhi. |
| 8/22/1919 | Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born. |
| 4/14/1891 | Dr. Bhimrao Ramji 'Babasaheb' Ambedkar, India's great social reformer, politician, author, architect, lawyer and agitator, was born in Maharashtra. |
| 12/15/1803 | East India Company captured Orrisa state. |
| 4/2/1980 | S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981. |
| 11/24/1941 | Attack on Pearl Harbour. |
| 12/24/1999 | Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off. |
| 7/9/1755 | E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War. |
| 3/2/1938 | Chandrakumar Agarwala, assamia poet, passed away. |
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