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Historical Event on 8/5/1905
Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/15/1998 | Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award. |
| 9/29/1959 | Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat. |
| 3/6/1997 | Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) inaugurated in Mauritius. |
| 9/10/1912 | B. D. Jatti, former Vice President of India, was born. |
| 10/10/1964 | Gurudutt, famous film actor, died |
| 3/28/1998 | The BJP-led alliance survived its first test of trust with the support of Chandrababu Naidu's Telgu Desam Party. Jayalalitha continues to call the shots. |
| 12/11/1922 | Dilip Kumar, famous film actor, was born. |
| 3/18/1924 | Madhusudhan Ramachandra Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49), was born in Panvel, Maharashtra. |
| 8/18/1990 | President R Venkataraman presented the colours to the Officers Training Academy in recognition of their services to the Nation. |
| 5/13/1791 | Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera. |
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