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Historical Event on 5/8/1962

Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal.

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11/30/2000CBI files fresh cases against JMM MPs Shibu Soren, Simon Marandi and Suraj Mandal on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
10/17/1990S. Bangarappa sworn in as CM of Karnataka following revocation of President's rule.
10/21/1762Herman W Daendels, Brig-General and Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11), was born.
3/11/1903Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born.
8/19/1907Acharya Hajariprasad Dwivedi was born.
12/24/1905Sen Triguna, educationist and technologist, was born.
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.
3/2/1982Indira Gandhi opened Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna.
5/5/1932Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away.