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Historical Event on 5/8/1992
Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/24/1937 | Gandhi announces that he will retire from politics. |
| 6/5/1992 | Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published. |
| 4/13/1889 | Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born. |
| 10/29/1958 | Dhondo Keshav Karve, first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, honoured by Bharat Ratna Award. |
| 4/2/1933 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj, jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, passed away. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the King of a great game"". He scored 989 Test runs with a 1st-class avg. 56. |
| 10/26/1962 | After Chinese attack, Emergency and Defence of India Ordinance was declared for the first time in India by the President. |
| 4/30/1996 | CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'. |
| 11/5/1999 | Malcom Marshall, legendary West Indian fast bowler, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after battling colon cancer for over six months. |
| 10/23/1999 | The chargesheet in Bofors case is a legal triumph, said Mr. Advani. But Congress(I) calls it as a political vendetta. |
| 12/26/1978 | Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption. |
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