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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
2/12/1998Om Prakash, 78, Hindi film comedian, passed away in Mumbai.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
10/1/1997Ordinance promulgated to ban single digit or instant lotteries.
12/28/1926Shirish Kumar, freedom figher, was born.
4/24/1965Kosi Barrage inaugurated by King Mahendra of Nepal.
11/3/1998The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India.
1/29/1997Supreme Court rules that water is a 'mineral'.
4/8/2000Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai.
10/30/1966First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park.



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