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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
2/14/1952Smt. Sushma Kaushal Swaraj was born in Ambala Cantt. (Haryana).
6/2/1991Dinesh Goswami, former Law Minister, passed away in a road accident in Assam.
10/12/1911Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.
1/20/1949Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.
10/30/1997Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin.
10/28/1911Mutyalswami Muniswami Naidu, cricket Test umpire, one test in 1951-52, was born at Vadodara, Gujarat.
9/23/1965The Indian Army secured the Kashmir Valley and the only object left was to clean out the remnants of the Gibraltar Force. Under the guidance of United Nations, the cease-fire came into effect.
2/24/1899Maheshchandra Burjorjee Bilimoria, film distributor, was born.
11/30/1990Admiral Laxmi Narayan Ramdas takes over as Chief of Naval Staff.
12/31/1910Mallikarjun Bhimramaiya Mansoor, famous singer of ""Jaipur Gharana"", was born.