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Historical Event on 8/5/1981

Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J).

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1921Gandhi organizes a complete boycott of Prince of Wales's visit to Allahabad.
7/31/1992Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.
4/30/1896Maa Anandamayee (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint, was born at Kheora. Her spirit lives on in devotees.
2/19/1994Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
8/14/1862Bombay High Court was established for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu territory. This court has benches at Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad.
7/28/1997Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.
8/27/1978Lord Mountbatten died in an explosion near Ireland.
4/14/1991NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes.