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Historical Event on 8/5/1994
Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a key accused in 1993's Bombay blast case, was arrested.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/26/1987 | Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy. |
| 12/20/1920 | Justice Ali Sayyed Murtuza Fazal was born. |
| 7/1/1928 | Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims. |
| 4/11/1942 | All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi. |
| 4/18/1858 | Bharatratna Dhondo Keshav Karve, great educationalist and social reformer, was born. |
| 5/8/1994 | Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away. |
| 5/18/1901 | Nibaran Chandra Chakrabarti, great poet and Hindi writer, was born in Brahmangaon, (Dacca). |
| 12/11/1908 | New law suspends trial by jury and increases penalties for 'sedition.' |
| 11/20/1859 | Elfinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, passed away. |
| 7/5/1994 | Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award. |
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