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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.
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| 10/28/1998 | The 1997 B.C. Roy National Award was presented to 18 medical experts. |
| 2/3/1997 | Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes. |
| 8/19/1887 | S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State. |
| 5/17/1996 | Four members (Sange Sherpa, Hira Ram, Tashi Ram, Nadre Sherpa) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition climb Mount Everest from the Chinese side. |
| 6/13/1932 | Nirmalchandra Sen, great revolutionary, died. |
| 1/4/1914 | Indira Sant, famous Marathi poet, was born. |
| 8/5/1965 | M. V. Sridhar, cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad vs Andhra Pradesh, 1994), was born. |
| 6/22/1994 | Law for the betterment of women introduced. |
| 8/13/1947 | Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house. |
| 4/2/1992 | Agajan Baig (Aga), famous Hindi film actor, passed away. |
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