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Historical Event on 5/8/1963

Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1996Supreme Court directs CBI and other govt. agencies to speed up the Jain hawala probe.
4/27/1748Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor, passed away and was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah.
4/20/1973Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur.
11/19/1998Shruti Khanna won her Maiden title on Indian soil in the Northern India Ladies Championship at the Delhi Golf Course.
9/19/1950U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York.
12/23/1972Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India v England at Delhi.
11/21/1999The Centre retired two members of the Prasar Bharati Board, Ms. Romila Thapar, eminent historian and Mr. Rajendra Yadav.
4/6/1998The Sonia Gandhi era begins in the Congress(I) with a special AICC session ratifying the decision of the CWC appointing her president in place of Sitaram Kesri.
1/26/1957Ashok Omprakash Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84), was born in Amritsar.
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.