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Historical Event on 8/5/1999
Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/9/1981 | Durga Bai Deshmukh passed away at Hyderabad. She was a social reformer, freedom fighter, planner, administrator, educationist and parliamentarian. She worked for peace, social welfare and for betterment of the downtrodden. |
| 6/15/1969 | Dr. Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, great pioneer in Indian Geology and professor in development of geo-scientific research in the country, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 86. |
| 4/12/1967 | U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding. |
| 10/5/1997 | Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country. |
| 4/2/1870 | Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was found. 95 members from different parts of Maharashtra assembled in Pune during its founding. |
| 5/1/1983 | V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away. |
| 1/30/1959 | Uranium Metal Project started producing Uranium at Trombay, Mumbai. |
| 2/20/1827 | Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, great social worker and founder of `Satyashodhak Samrajya', was born in Pune. |
| 5/1/1999 | India retained the SAFF Coca-Cola football title in Margao, beating Bangladesh in the final. |
| 12/15/1951 | Scindia's SS Jal Pushpa launched. |
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