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Historical Event on 8/5/1909
Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 2/18/1836 | Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa(1836-86), was born early morning in Kamarpukur village in Hooghly district, West Bengal. His real name was Gadadhar Chatterji. He was God-intoxicated Bengali Shakta saint, Guru of Swami Vivekananda. He exemplified the bhakti dimension of 'Shakta Universalism'. |
| 6/12/1996 | India's new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha and will rule as head of the United Front Coalition. |
| 10/26/1943 | Cholera epidemic killed 2,155 people in the third week of October at Calcutta. |
| 7/15/1920 | Earthquake in Delhi. |
| 4/15/1919 | British troops kill 400 Indians, who were demonstrating against the British rule at Amritsar for the forced marshall law on Punjab. |
| 7/3/1992 | Avinash Ganesh Mohadikar, journalist and former editor of magzine `Vyapar Udyog', passed away. |
| 8/13/1993 | Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted. |
| 1/19/2000 | Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship. |
| 7/4/1729 | Kanhoji Angre, former Chief of Navy in Maratha kingdom, died. |
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