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Historical Event on 5/8/1994

Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/2/1947Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
7/7/1943Rasbehari Bose handed over the command of 'Azad Hind Fauz' to Netaji Subhashchandra Bose at Singapore.
6/20/1996Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.
12/14/1962Bharathi Arun, cricketer (Indian pace bowler late-80's), was born in Vijayawada.
4/30/1992Over 7 years after the gas disaster, a Bhopal court orders attachment of Carbide properties in India.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
11/13/1991Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service.
6/27/1999India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey.
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.
11/7/1996Cyclonic storm hits Andhra Pradesh.