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Historical Event on 8/5/1992

Achyutrao Patwardhan, leader of 'Quit India Movement', died at Varanasi at the age of 86.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/21/1974Inssatvahana, the first establishment to give submarine training, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam.
6/6/1947Gandhiji writes to Mountbatten, with Pakistan conceded, to persuade Jinnah to amicable settle all outstanding points with Congress.
10/22/1999Balayogi is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha for second consecutive term.
4/15/2000Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game.
3/10/1997Maharashtra government renames Osmanabad as Dharashiva.
1/22/1922Shanta Buddhisagar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
3/13/1997Sister Nirmala Joshi, 63, is chosen to succeed Mother Teresa as the Superior-General of Missionaries of Charity.
6/11/1984574 Sikh army deserters arrested.
12/10/1985A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987.
11/10/1909Gandhiji replies to Tolstoy, sends his biography by Doke.