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Historical Event on 8/5/1992

Achyutrao Patwardhan, leader of 'Quit India Movement', died at Varanasi at the age of 86.

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2/27/1956G. V. Mavlankar, first speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
8/27/1987B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.
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