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Historical Event on 5/8/1992

Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/22/1967Tara Singh, freedom fighter, Akali Dal leader master and politician, died at Amritsar.
5/25/1899Nazrul Islam, revolutionary and Bengali poet, was born in Churulia village of Burdwan district.
1/11/1921Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, drama writer and journalist, passed away.
3/21/1934Buta Singh, former Home Minister of India, was born.
11/14/1997Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics.
5/10/1982Karnataka Kranti Ranga led by Devaraj Urs comes into being.
2/18/1931Swraj Paul, Indian and British industrialist and multi-millionaire (Caparo), was born.
5/30/1955Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Indian Worker's Movement, passed away.
4/23/1928Narasimha Murtey, educationist, was born at Nandur, A.P.
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.