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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 |
| 9/21/2000 | J.W. Singh, suspended Mumbai High Court judge facing charges of extortion in nexus with the underworld, dismissed from judicial service. |
| 2/24/1922 | Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG Test for India 1948), was born in Darkati, Punjab. |
| 4/11/1942 | All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi. |
| 7/29/1991 | Vazhappadi K. Ramamurthy, Union Labour Minister, resigns on account of differences on Cauvery water issue. |
| 8/15/1947 | The Indian independence divided not only the country but its armed forces as well. These units came down and their equipment was transferred to the newly created Royal Pakistan Air Force. Thus, the principal components of the Royal Indian Air Force, during the partition, were nos. 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 Squadrons with Tempest US, No. 2 Squadron with Spitfires and No. 12 Squadron with C-47s and No. 1 Air Observation Flight (AOF). The establishment of this AOF with AOP Auster 4s, 5s and 6s, coincided with independence. No. 6 Squadron, which had been in process of converting from Spitfires to C-47s at Drigh Road, had been stood down and its transports transferred to Pakistan. |
| 7/12/1864 | Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade, great Historian, was born. |
| 2/21/1992 | Congress scores nearly three-fourth majority in Punjab Assembly elections. |
| 4/14/1941 | Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India. |
| 3/4/1927 | Dr. Laxminarayan Lal was born. |
| 10/21/1934 | Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan and his friends established the 'Congress Socialist Party' and Acharya Narendra Dev was its President and JP was its Gen. Secretary. |
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