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Historical Event on 8/5/1950
Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/4/1895 | Surendra Singh Majithia, great industrialist, was born. |
| 5/30/1826 | The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from Calcutta under the Editorship of Pandit Shridhar Shukla. |
| 11/12/1997 | India elected to executive board of UNESCO. |
| 6/24/1980 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras. |
| 1/15/1899 | Musaffir, Giani Gurmukh Singh, writer and politician, was born at Udhwal (Pakistan). |
| 12/6/1962 | India closes its consulates in Communist China. |
| 4/1/1918 | Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain. |
| 5/5/1977 | Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party. |
| 12/19/1988 | Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died. |
| 11/12/1880 | Senapati Bapat (Pandurang Mahadev), armed freedom fighter, was born in Parnar (Maharashtra). |
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