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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
5/1/1997Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men.
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7/21/1977K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
1/19/1907Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
8/27/1870Sharmajivi Sangha was established in Calcutta by Sashipada Banerji.
9/17/1934Gandhiji announced his decision to retire from politics from October one to engage himself in the development of village industries, Harijan service and education through basic crafts.
2/21/1983More than 600 people were killed in the Indian state of Assam after student agitators protesting the immigration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh attempted to stop state elections.
5/26/1997Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel.
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2/27/1992Narasimha Rao elected Congress (I) President in the party poll held after a gap of 20 years.