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Historical Event on 5/8/1990
Paul Mantosh and Joss Fernandes take oath as nominated Anglo-Indian members in Lok Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/26/1946 | 27 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta. |
| 10/26/1990 | V. Shantaram, veteran film producer, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 90 years in Bombay. |
| 4/12/1752 | Agreement to save the king between Shinde and Holkar. |
| 5/20/1677 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi. |
| 4/22/1992 | IAF in response to a recommendation by Secretary General, the Security Council adopted resolution No. 751 (1992) by which it established UNOSOM for handling situation which had deteriorated to an extent where death and destruction forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes and causing need for emergency humanitarian assistance. |
| 7/12/1909 | Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born. |
| 5/10/1905 | Pankaj Malik, music director, was born. |
| 12/13/1999 | Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999. |
| 10/1/1949 | 'Marathi Rangbhumi' , a drama company, established. |
| 8/25/1997 | 10,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265. |
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