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Historical Event on 8/5/1999

The Global Peace March demands demilitarisation of the entire planet.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.
6/15/1988Dalai Lama recoganised the rights of China in foreign affairs and Army Operations in Tibet region.
4/30/1909R. Shankar, politician, journalist and former Chief Minister of Kerala, was born.
6/18/1946Congress Working Committee decides to accept Interim Government scheme.
2/22/1905Purushotamsing Bajaj, industrialist and social worker, was born at Shikarpur (Sind).
11/16/1877Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build ""INDUS"", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plat
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
7/30/1933Gandhiji informs the Government of Bombay of his decision to march from Ahmedabad to Ras with 33 followers to revive Civil Disobedience movement.
3/15/1983Farukh Abdul Latif, great politician and journalist, was born.
1/23/1915Kamal Nayan Bajaj, famous industrialist, was born.