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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1986Nine-member Cong-MNF coalition ministry headed by MNF President Laldenga sworn-in in Aizawl.
7/1/1965Meerut University was established.
8/4/1929Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.
12/6/2000The Supreme Court gives a clean chit to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao upholding the trial court's order, and discharging him and former Union Minister K.K. Tewary from the 'St.Kitts forgery case'.
12/28/1990Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India.
12/7/1825First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta.
2/20/1846Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore.
7/12/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
4/24/1972Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.