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Historical Event on 5/8/1994

Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1999Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad.
8/14/1900S. K. Patil, Congress leader, was born.
10/29/1947Mysore's popular ministry sworn in.
9/1/1798England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India.
6/18/1926Bhishma Singh Chauhan, great author, was born at Naglajula (U.P).
5/11/1911Shrimati Lalitadevi, wife of second Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri, was born.
7/31/1912Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84.
12/12/1976Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.
9/4/19676.5 earthquake at Koyna Dam in Maharashtra kills 200 people.
2/1/1889Amrit Kaur, an eminent social worker, freedom fighter and political leader, was born a princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She assisted Gandhi for 18 years and was connected with World Health Organisation and Red Cross Society.