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Historical Event on 5/8/1901

British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/22/1927Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mo. Usman, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
3/8/1957Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away.
1/12/1995Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000.
8/16/1991C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away.
7/29/1994Opposition stalls parliament proceedings over the 'Action Taken Report' on JPC finding.
3/30/1996Congress I splits in Tamil Nadu. Group led by G.K. Moopanar makes alliance with DMK.
8/20/1979Indian premier Charan Singh resigns.
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
9/19/1996India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.