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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
3/10/1998B. B. Lyngdoh of the United Democratic Party is sworn in Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The 12-day-old Congress(I) Ministry resigned following the failure of the party nominee to be elected as Speaker.
3/1/1951NitishKumar RamLakhanSingh was born in Bakhtiarpur, Distt. Patna (Bihar).
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
4/8/1759British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
9/3/1993Pawar resigns from Lok Sabha to take up the newly won Maharashtra Legislative Council seat.
4/17/1923Lindsay Anderson, director (Thursday's Children), was born in Bangalore, India.
7/31/1938Khalid Anwer Ansari, social worker, was born.
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.