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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
12/25/1846Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
12/24/2000The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR.
10/25/1999US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.
3/3/1707Shehejade Muajjam declared himself as the successor of Aurangzeb and renamed himself Bahadurshah First.
11/17/1994Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman.
12/8/1996Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer to make 3000 runs in test cricket (at the age of 23 yrs and 228 days.)
12/27/1911Jana Gana Mana.... ,' India ' s National Anthem, was first sung at the Indian National Congress session held at Calcutta.
8/13/1998India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million.
6/22/1993The centre bans the use of 12 pesticides.