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Historical Event on 5/8/1990

Paul Mantosh and Joss Fernandes take oath as nominated Anglo-Indian members in Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1954Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French.
6/4/1947Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.
5/23/1914The British India Steamship Co. and the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. announced their amalgamation at London.
3/28/1996JKLF declared unlawful by central govt.
3/25/1989India's first super-computer X-MP-14 of US make was dedicated to the nation.
12/27/1975A coal-mine was exploded at Chasnala mine near Dhanbad. It was India's worst coal mine disaster.
4/3/1914Sam Hormuj Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal, was born. He was better known as ""Sam Manekshaw"".
7/4/1729Kanhoji Angre, former Chief of Navy in Maratha kingdom, died.
2/19/1995National Research Centre for Oil Palm(NRCOP), the only institute exclusively devoted to Oil Palm research in India, was established.
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.