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Historical Event on 8/5/1965

M. V. Sridhar, cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad vs Andhra Pradesh, 1994), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1999A batch of 1,690 Indian soldiers leave for Sierra Leone to join the U.N. Mission to implement the peace accord.
8/15/1960Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established.
6/6/1998All IAF Meteorological Sections were put on high alert from 06 Jun 98, and constant interaction with India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Mumbai and the (IMD) Centre at Ahmedabad resulted in 24 hours tracking and plotting of the cyclone, which was passed down as forecasts to Service and civil authorities in the Saurashtra and Kutch region.
4/8/1937R. Gundurao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of Indira Congress, was born.
1/21/1908Gandhiji agrees to settlement on basis of voluntary registration, if Registration Act is repealed.
5/9/1998Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India.
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.
8/14/1997Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.
1/17/1925Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore.
4/17/1999The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270.