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Historical Event on 5/8/1990
A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/21/1999 | The Centre retired two members of the Prasar Bharati Board, Ms. Romila Thapar, eminent historian and Mr. Rajendra Yadav. |
| 1/27/1995 | K.V. Krishna Rao, J&K Governor, gets another term. |
| 10/27/1969 | Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab. |
| 12/11/1780 | Goddard General, Bassein fort was captured near Bombay. |
| 2/27/1996 | Manmohan Singh presents the vote-on-account as part of the interim budget in Lok Sabha for 1996-97 with a Rs. 5000 crore deficit. |
| 9/18/1972 | India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971. |
| 1/1/1967 | Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots. |
| 7/12/1909 | Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born. |
| 3/16/1910 | Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi sr, England & India), was born in Pataudi, Punjab. |
| 7/5/1984 | Indian Airlines airbus hijacked, lands in Lahore. |
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