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Historical Event on 5/8/1901

British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1999India rejects Pakistan demand for a East Timor type of referendum in Kashmir.
6/4/1903Gandhiji established the weekly journal ""Indian Opinion"" organised at Phoenix farm near Durban.
3/21/1997Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.
4/2/1994Ravi Naik sworn in CM.
4/20/1997Sheri Bamboat and Hamshad Bamboat win National sea-bird sailing title.
10/4/2000Kashmir has been the cause of tensions between India and Pakistan and foreign interference should be stopped,'' said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the joint session of both the Houses of Parliament.
10/6/1997International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.
2/13/1984Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, inaugurated the first manufacturing work of Indian Submarines at Mazgaon Dock, Bombay.
11/21/1947First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.