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Historical Event on 8/5/1965

Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1995President's Rule imposed in UP and the State Assembly put in suspended animation.
6/25/1994Bombay's former underworld don Haji Masthan Mirza passed away.
1/18/1985Spy ring cracked. Top Government officials, businessmen held.
5/29/1965Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time.
6/18/1887Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, freedom fighter, educationist, leader and Minister of India, was born in Poiyavan village, Gaya district, Bihar.
2/19/1994IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time.
11/6/1996India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai.
6/1/1992Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Academy established at Satara.
3/17/1999An international seminar on UN Peacekeeping was co-jointly hosted by Ministry of External affairs and Ministry of Defence at New Delhi from 17 to 19 March 1999. The seminar was conducted by HQ Army Training Command, Shimla on behalf of the Indian Army. A total of 126 foreign delegates from 71 countries participated in the seminar.
1/23/1909New direct 7,000-mile telegraphic link with India is hailed as a great achievement at London.