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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
9/24/1992Five selected regional TV channels go national by direct linking to INSAT.
1/11/1998C. V. Gadkari, great Indian Test all-rounder 1953-55, passed away.
5/1/1987The Bofors Deal.
5/11/1970A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed.
10/26/1962After Chinese attack, Emergency and Defence of India Ordinance was declared for the first time in India by the President.
4/10/1931Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, who worked in the region of Sahkar and Education, was born.
10/16/1959National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.
12/17/1910Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay.
7/10/1984White Paper on Punjab released by Union Government.
3/3/1871Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.