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Historical Event on 8/5/1991

Leila Seth was sworn the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. She is a judge of Delhi High Court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1970Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
4/23/1968Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away.
5/2/1954Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.
4/3/1991UP Assembly dissolved to pave way for Assembly polls .
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
1/30/1993Congress (I) MLA in Andhra Pradesh P. Balaraju and eight officials kidnapped by the outlawed People's War Group in Visakhapatnam district.
4/1/1957Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
1/7/1994The whole nation pays homage to Kanchi's beloved 'peripatetic tapasvin sage', Shri Shri Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra, who died on this date during his 100th year.
7/1/1999Two leaders of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) are detained under National Security Act (NSA).