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Historical Event on 5/8/1998

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, gets the Gandhi award for 1998.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/25/1964First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
6/3/1997Four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) join I K Gujral cabinet.
7/29/1984Troops were sent to Hyderabad to quell communal riots.
12/28/1892Dr. Shivajirao Ganesh (Daji Patwardhan), famous social worker and Padmashri awardee, was born.
6/5/1961Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.
10/26/1999India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
11/11/1906Chetput Ramaswami Pattabhi Raman, politician and social worker, was born at Madras.