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Historical Event on 8/5/1999
Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.

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10/28/1627	Jahangir, Mughal emperor, weak from asthma and no food, died at Bhimghar near Kashmir. He was buried at Shahdara (Lahore) on the banks of the Ravi. During his last days, he remained in the custody of Aurangzeb. ( 28/10 or 7/11).
5/27/1957	Copyright Act was passed.
9/14/1965	Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports.
7/25/1961	Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961.
7/16/1992	Shankar Dayal Sharma is appointed President.
4/26/1929	British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India.
9/30/1908	Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi novelist, was born.
4/16/1934	Ram Damodar Naik was born in Sangli (Maharashtra).
4/6/1966	Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).
7/1/1992	Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi.

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Historical Event on 8/5/1999 Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.

Historical Event on 8/5/1999
Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.