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Historical Event on 8/5/1999
Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.

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11/5/1997	Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
1/27/1931	Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign.
7/31/1974	B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
11/19/1924	Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab.
12/8/1970	Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.
12/28/1981	Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children.
12/5/2000	Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.
4/14/1991	NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes.
8/26/1949	Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed.
12/21/1992	BJP-sponsored no-trust motion against the Rao Government defeated 334-106 in the Lok Sabha; Vajpayee ends fast.

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Historical Event on 8/5/1999 Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.

Historical Event on 8/5/1999
Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.