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Historical Event on 8/5/1965

Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/21/1991P. V. Narasimha Rao was sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister of India. He reimained in this office till May 16, 1996. He formed a 54-member ministry in the 10th Parliament.
8/5/1939In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.
4/13/1947Diplomatic relations between India and Russia established.
1/18/1992Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away.
9/21/1966Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia.
12/5/1998Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.
5/20/1976Oil production started from Bombay High.
9/5/1987Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome .
9/2/1992Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away.
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.