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Historical Event on 8/5/1969
Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad, cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler 1996-), was born in Bangalore.
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| 4/7/1962 | Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes. |
| 5/23/1996 | In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls. |
| 1/14/1761 | The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony. |
| 7/6/1955 | Marshall Tito and Nehru's joint declaration in Belgrade. |
| 3/2/1997 | Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF, congratulates India on its pursuit of steady and higher economic growth. |
| 2/24/2000 | The Subrahmanyam Committee report tabled in the Lok Sabha. The panel concluded that the Pakistan intrusion in Kargil took the Indian security establishment by surprise. |
| 3/30/1989 | Waman Ganpat Behre `Sobat', editor of weekly, passed away. |
| 8/18/1997 | Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched. |
| 11/9/1841 | Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born. |
| 5/4/1932 | Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day. |
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