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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.

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12/1/1993Tata Steel's Amit Bhaduria win's India's first gold medal in the 10th Asian Track and Field meet in Manila in discus throw.
8/2/1781Sakharambapu Bokeel, great politician in Maratha kingdom, died.
1/9/1664Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place.
2/15/1869Mirza ""Galib"" Asad Ullah Beg Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer, passed away.
8/8/1991India and Soviet Union extend their treaty of peace, friendship and co-operation for 20 more years.
1/27/1984First unit of Atomic Energy Production Centre started at Kalpakkam.
6/28/1975As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence.