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Historical Event on 5/8/1998
Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, gets the Gandhi award for 1998.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/18/1998 | India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka. |
| 1/11/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896-1995). |
| 10/21/1916 | Dinkarrai Dhirajlal Desai, cricket Test Umpire for 3 tests from 1955-57, was born in Gujarat. |
| 2/1/1971 | Ajaysingh Jadeja, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Jamnagar. |
| 1/14/1905 | Durga Khote, Marathi stage artist and actress, was born. |
| 4/17/1990 | Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away. |
| 2/3/1997 | Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes. |
| 9/29/1971 | Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people. |
| 2/17/1980 | Indira Gandhi dissolves nine state assemblies led by opposition. She imposed presidential rule in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, U.P., Bihar, Orissa, M.P., Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat. |
| 2/7/1995 | Cong-I Disciplinary Action Committee expels Arjun Singh from the primary membership for 6 years for anti-party activities. |
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