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Historical Event on 5/8/1963

Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee is elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.
9/15/1912Rusi Karanjia, journalist and publisher, was born.
2/23/1962The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
9/7/2000The Election Commission de-recognises the Lok Shakti, headed by former Union Minister Ramakrishna Hegde, as a state party on the basis of its performance in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in 1999.
6/18/1997Prakash Padukone launches IBC.
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
12/1/1965Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan.
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.
4/22/1812Dalhousie, governor general of India, was born.
10/1/1904Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan Nambiar "A.K.Gopalan" was born in Cannanore district, north Kerala. He was a freedom fighter and leader of communist movement in Keral