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Historical Event on 8/5/1978

Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1911Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.
6/6/1935Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born.
5/23/19961995-96 deficit touches a new high at Rs.19,855 crore.
3/3/1967India signed the International Space Treaty in Moscow.
8/14/1998Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai.
8/19/1946Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded.
9/29/2000Tata Ramachandra Prasad to be the next Cabinet Secretary.
12/12/1872Balkrishna Shivram Munje, freedom fighting leader and president of Hindu Mahasabha, was born.
10/19/1905Prince and Princess of Wales leave on an official visit to India at London.
11/29/1989Voters oust Gandhi and Congress party