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Historical Event on 5/8/1906

Prannath Thapar, former General of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1930R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral, was born.
10/26/1932Chinadorai Deshmutu, Indian field hockey player (Olympics-1952), was born.
5/13/1949Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.
2/13/1991Muslim League leaves the UDF in Kerala.
10/28/1811Yashwantrao Holkar, a diplomat of Peshwa kingdom, died.
10/6/1997International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened.
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.
8/5/1981Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J).
9/12/1686Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist.
5/15/1995PM Rao reaches New York for a week-long visit.