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Historical Event on 5/8/1971

Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1997Sumita Ghosh (CISF) sets a National junior women's record in the standard rifle 3 position in National shooting.
3/1/1640Britishers were allowed to do commercial activities in Madras.
11/2/1984Violence following Indira Gandhi's assassination takes heavy toll.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
9/13/2000Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.
5/6/1971D. Sen became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 29/03/77).
12/22/1966U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
2/19/1670Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha, was born.
11/8/2000Queen Ingrid (90), Denmark's Swedish born queen mother and great-grand daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, died in Copenhagen.