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Historical Event on 8/5/1992

Achyutrao Patwardhan, leader of 'Quit India Movement', died at Varanasi at the age of 86.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1708British East India Company and New East India company merged.
2/1/1929Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born.
1/11/1991Five JD ministers at the Centre disqualified by Speaker Rabi Ray on the basis of anti-defection law.Five disqualified ministers who tendered their resignation were asked to continue in office by the PM.
1/11/1991Sun City India founded by Rao in Jodhpur.
7/7/1998India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.
2/25/1910Dalai Lama, Tibeten monk, flees from Chinese troops and takes refuge in India.
7/27/199511 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.
7/5/1994Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award.
4/2/1970Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.