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Historical Event on 8/5/1999

Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
10/29/1947Mysore's popular ministry sworn in.
4/13/1993Bhupan Hazarika wins Phalke Award for 1992.
8/9/1942Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji) forms the Indian National Army in Malaya with the help of the Japanese. He inaugurates the Government of Free India at Singapore.
9/23/1858Grant Duf, historian who studied Maratha history, died.
9/15/1948The India flag carrying vessel reached Bombay Port.
8/20/1955Jawaharlal Nehru breaks off relations with the Portuguese after the invasion of Goa by Indian nationalists.
10/22/1947There were bound to be difficulties in consolidating the loosely federated Indian provinces, princely states, etc. into one homogeneous whole state. Kashmir, after initial dithering, acceded to India voluntarily and by popular consent, then, was invaded by Pakistani tribesmen with the support of the Pakistani government.
12/13/1955India and the USSR affirm the Panchsheel.