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Historical Event on 8/5/1994

Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a key accused in 1993's Bombay blast case, was arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
2/6/1990Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
2/1/1901Six language penel were started on the Rs. five dinomination. These notes were single sided and the back side could be used for accounting purposes. The six languages were Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Kaithi, Kannada and Tamil. The paper used for printing was white hand made and moulded.
11/13/1998Tendulkar blazes as India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah beating Zimbabwe in the final.
12/25/1861Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, freedom fighter and founder of Banaras Hindu University, was born at Allahabad.
11/11/1994The Supreme Court stays Karnataka Reservation Act.
10/12/1952Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand.
1/20/1898Krishnarao Ganeshpant Fulanbrikar (Master Krishnarao), famous singer, actor and music director, was born.
8/28/1998India and Pakistan clash at the Security Council after New Delhi denounced the running of terrorist training camps in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan.
10/21/1995L.K.Advani unanimously re-elected BJP president for the fourth time in New Delhi.