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Historical Event on 5/8/1996
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/20/1985 | The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan. |
| 8/27/1958 | Metric system of weights and measures introduced. |
| 1/24/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country. |
| 2/12/1996 | President S.D. Sharma in Kerala. |
| 1/8/1984 | Sushma Mukhopadhyay, first Indian women pilot, died at the of 74. |
| 11/6/1931 | Chithira Tirunal Bala Ramavarma, ascended throne and ruled state of Travancore as Maharaja, passed away. |
| 4/11/1984 | Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7. |
| 5/27/1910 | Robert Koch, famous French scientist, passed away. |
| 7/13/1995 | Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away. |
| 7/19/1965 | Batukeshwar Dutt, great revolutionary, passed away. |
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