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Historical Event on 8/5/1991

Leila Seth was sworn the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. She is a judge of Delhi High Court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1952J&K Assembly decided to terminate hereditary monarchy.
12/6/1987MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force.
1/11/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896-1995).
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.
11/29/1948Assembly bans discrimination against untouchables.
3/9/1902Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born.
7/7/1943Rasbehari Bose handed over the command of 'Azad Hind Fauz' to Netaji Subhashchandra Bose at Singapore.
11/5/1999India's Aarthie Ramaswamy won the girl's under-18 crown in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, Spain. Koneru Humpy bagged the silver in girls' under-12.
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
4/17/1952First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952).