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Historical Event on 5/8/1992

Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/15/1995Rajya Sabha approves extension of President's rule in J & K for a further period of 6 months and also passes Government resolution approving imposition of President's rule in UP.
3/2/1994President's rule in J & K extended.
5/27/1951Taraporewala Aquarium was inaugurated at Mumbai by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
7/29/1994Opposition stalls parliament proceedings over the 'Action Taken Report' on JPC finding.
3/3/1906Trailokyanath Goswami, famous Hindi writer and educationist, was born at Nalbari, Assam .
7/28/1921The All-India Congress Party votes to boycott a forthcoming visit by the Prince of Wales and urges a boycott of imported cloth.
6/10/199718 persons were killed and 10 wounded by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura militants at Thalchhara near Agartala.
5/7/1908Sudhabala alias Ermaline was born in Bombay. She was a film actress. Her first film was 'Hothal Padmini' (1925). Some of her films are Kicks of Kismet, Tained Virtue, Red Signal, Wise Fool, Hoor-E-Bagdad.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.