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Historical Event on 5/8/1963
Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/8/1963 | Badauni Abdul Kadir, famous Muslim historian, was born. |
| 12/20/1990 | India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations. |
| 1/17/1923 | Rangey Raghav, famous hindi writer, was born. |
| 9/8/1965 | Pakistan commenced its drive into the Indian Punjab using its 1-armoured division with the aim to foreclose India's options north of the Beas-Sutlej river line, after foiling the southern most divisional attack mounted by 4-Mountain Division. |
| 3/23/1913 | Indian Muslim Conference passes resolution demanding immediate self-government. |
| 12/20/1993 | Jaichandran Nair, Colonel Neelkantan, died. |
| 6/1/1993 | Burkino Faso President Blaise Campaore visits India. |
| 1/21/1983 | R. D. Katari, the first Indian Admiral of Indian Army, passed away. |
| 5/25/1965 | Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas. |
| 11/15/1997 | INS Delhi' commissioned. |
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