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Historical Event on 5/8/1996

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Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1991Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970).
5/1/1926Jim Corbett killed the notorious man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag at Gulabrai village, who had attacked and killed about 125 people.
2/22/1982South-South Conference opens in New Delhi.
5/14/1994LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
12/4/1999Uman J. Shah is sworn in West Bengal Governor.
10/28/1996Goa upset Karnataka to win their first Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever.
5/25/1993Kazakhstan offers Baikonur facilities to India.
4/18/1993BJP issues white paper on Ayodhya.
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.