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Historical Event on 8/5/1965

Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/21/1993JPC indicts RBI and Finance Ministry in the multi-crore security scam.
10/13/1991PM Rao leaves for Harare to attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.
6/7/1979Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'.
12/11/1922Dilip Kumar, famous film actor, was born.
7/14/1942Britishers Quit India resolution was passed by Congress Working Committee. They demanded departure of British and agreed on passive resistance until India's independence. It was declared on 8th August, 1942 at August Kranti Maidan (Gowalia Tank).
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
7/13/1950Nehru asks Stalin and Acheson to restore peace in Korea.
8/20/1997Lata Mangeshkar receives the Fifth Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award from the President.
3/16/1928C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.
4/13/1963Babu Gulab Rai, famous hindi critic, passed away.