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Historical Event on 5/8/1998
Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, gets the Gandhi award for 1998.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/23/1999 | Vinod Chandra Pandey takes over as the Governor of Bihar. |
| 7/7/1896 | The premier show of the 'Marvel of the Century', first cinema show India, arranged by the Representatives of French Lumiere brothers- Louis and August Lumiere, was held at Watson Hotel in Bombay. The regular shows, however, started from July 14, 1896 at the Novelty Theatre. This show advertisment appeared in the 'Times of India', carrying details of a film show to be held for the first time on Indian soil. |
| 11/11/1992 | S.Bangarappa resigns as the CM of Karnataka. |
| 11/11/1992 | The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East. |
| 3/4/1990 | Sunderlal Patwa (BJP) and D. Ramachandran (DMK) named CM's of Madhya Pradesh and Pondicherry respectively. |
| 2/7/1992 | Shalki', the first submarine designed in India, joined Indian Navy. |
| 10/28/1996 | Press Council of India to set up a 5-member committee headed by Chairman P.B. Sawant to inquire into the attack on journalists outside the New Delhi residence of Kanshi Ram. |
| 2/19/1997 | Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P. |
| 10/2/1957 | All India Scheduled Caste Federation formally dissolved and a new political party 'Republican Party of India' was formed. |
| 4/6/1997 | Gen. Kofi Annan,UN Secretary, arrives in New Delhi for NAM conference. |
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