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Historical Event on 5/8/1990

Paul Mantosh and Joss Fernandes take oath as nominated Anglo-Indian members in Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/9/1755E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War.
1/30/1997Fifth Pay Commission submits proposals; minimum salary Rs. 2440 pm and maximum 26,000. Cabinet Secretary 30,000; six-day week; retirement at 60, etc. proposed.
5/25/1997Seven Pakistani infiltrators are killed in an encounter with BSF in Ranbir Singh Pora.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
2/2/1921Mukundrao Kirloskar was born.
3/23/1968Atul Satish Wassan, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1989-90), was born in Delhi.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
2/2/1956The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar.
2/21/1983More than 600 people were killed in the Indian state of Assam after student agitators protesting the immigration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh attempted to stop state elections.
12/14/1864Jagat Narayan, law expert and educationist, was born.