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Historical Event on 5/8/1996

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Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1996Cong(I) enters into an electoral alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party for forthcoming Assembly election in UP.
4/21/1994Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film.
2/26/1996Parliament's budget session opens.
1/16/2000Punjab men, Railway women win the Senior National Volleyball championship in Salem.
6/17/1862Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.
7/31/1997V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district.
10/3/1997Devi Lal floats a new party 'Haryana Lok Dal'.
12/13/1994Vishwanath Annappa Tatyasaheb Kore, Padmashri awardee, passed away.
10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
10/31/1966Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded him and changed the offerings to the Guru into a regular tax.