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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
12/3/1991Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time .
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.
3/31/1995Bombay beat Punjab in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
2/16/1986The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails.
10/10/1990Marxist extremists set fire to a crowded train in Andhra Pradesh killing more than 60.
12/11/1998Kavi Pradeep (84), poet who received 1998 Dadasaheb Phalke award, dies in Mumbai. He was a patriotic song writer and wrote several immortal Hindi film songs.
9/4/1927World fliers reach Karachi, India.
2/2/1788Pitt's Regulatory Act was was introduced to modify the Indian Administration and put further controls on Government of India after the 1784 Bill.
11/11/1888Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, was born in Mecca. He was an outspoken champion of rationalism and progressiveness in all spheres of Indian life.