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Historical Event on 8/5/1978

Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/23/1996Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
1/20/1897Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants.
11/11/1924SunderLal Munnalal Patwa was born in Kukdeshwar, Distt. Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh).
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
3/26/1993Surajkund AICC okays dual posts for Narasimha Rao.
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.
11/3/1945Temporary Octroi Mandal established.
10/13/1999Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka
2/6/1952George VI (1895-1952), King of the United Kingdom, died of lung cancer at the age of 56 (succeeded by daughter, Elizabeth II). In 1947, His title of Emperor of India was deleted.
3/22/1996Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').