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Historical Event on 8/5/1909

Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/5/1909King Birbal, renowned wit and one amongst the 'Navratna' of Emperor Akbar's Court, died in a war with Usuf Jard Kabile.
7/19/1993Girilal Jain, senior journalist, passed away.
2/28/1985M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89).
2/16/1992Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated.
5/4/1995The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.
3/9/1996India wins India-Pakistan World Cup Quater Final cricket match in Bangalore (Wills World Cup). This was the last international match played by Javed Miandad.
11/29/1644The Massachusetts General Court issued a call for local pastors to learn the dialects of neighboring Indian tribes as an aid toward converting them to the Christian faith.
11/29/1644Akbar attacked on Malwa at Sarangpur and defeated Bajbahadar.
4/8/1953Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away.
11/22/1915Mohandas Gandhi returns to India.