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Historical Event on 8/5/1921

Malhi Govind, modern Sindhi novelist, was born.

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7/21/1977K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
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6/12/1997Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).
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2/1/1785Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time.