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Historical Event on 5/8/1990

A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
6/23/1980Sanjay Gandhi, great Indian politician and younger son of Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash. He was recently appointed as the General Secretary of the AICC (I).
4/14/1990L. P. Poarbosa sworn in as CM of Goa.
7/30/1947The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November.
1/27/1989M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu.
2/3/1954More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad.
6/6/1867Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot.
10/10/1999Congress-NCP talks still on forming a Government in Maharashtra.
10/5/1878First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai.
3/1/1909First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established.