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Historical Event on 8/5/1975

The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/7/1961Govind Ballabh Pant passed away. He had served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was bestowed with Bharat Ratna in 1959.
8/5/1965M. V. Sridhar, cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad vs Andhra Pradesh, 1994), was born.
9/20/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in Teheran on a three-day visit.
6/16/1859Anandram Dhekial Fukun, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, passed away.
12/24/1891Chandra Singh Garhwali, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Masson, Patti Chauthan, Tehsil Thalisain, District Garhwal.
3/29/1992The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar.
2/21/1899Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born.
6/2/1975Devendra Mohan Bose, famous Scientist of Physics, passed away.
12/30/1887Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, leader of India Freedom Movement, Law expert, Educationist, Litterateur and founder of ""Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan"", was born at Bharuch.
6/29/1893Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, physics, mathematics expert and founder of Indian Statistical Institute, was born at Calcutta.