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Historical Event on 5/8/1971

Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1923Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.
5/25/1933All young Hindus aged between 12 and 25 years were forced to carry identity cards to prevent spread of terrorism.
12/24/1932The third and last Round Table conference on India ends. It was was held in London.
4/14/1995India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah.
12/24/2000The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR.
8/6/1920'Shakuntala' made by Oriental Film Mfg. Co. was released.
12/26/1989The Constitution 62nd Amendment Bill, seeking to extend reservation for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in Lok Sabha and state assemblies for another ten years, approved in Parliament.
1/11/1994Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy.
1/16/1924In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died.
1/16/1924Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India.