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Historical Event on 8/5/1939
In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1967 | Victor Paramjyoti, famous Indian music director, composer and critic, passed away. |
| 10/5/1805 | Lord Charles Cornwallis, Governor General, died of ill health at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 1/7/1685 | Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company, was born. |
| 3/4/1924 | Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad' wrote the song 'Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara'. |
| 1/7/1831 | Heinrich Von Stephan, famous general of postal union and freedom fighter, was born at Pomerania. |
| 8/15/1992 | Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan. |
| 9/4/1993 | Lawyers all over the country decide to abolish addresses like 'My Lord', 'Your Lordship' and replace them with 'Sir', 'Your Honour,' etc. |
| 6/15/1966 | U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan. |
| 1/8/1906 | Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated. |
| 2/12/2000 | 17 persons, including 12 police personnel, die as naxalites strike terror during the first phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly. |
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