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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
11/29/1948Assembly bans discrimination against untouchables.
5/7/195081 people died in a rail crash at Patna. A sabotage was suspected.
3/1/1989Vasantdada Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Governor of Rajasthan, passed away.
12/11/1987Rajiv Government defeats the first ever no-confidence motion.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
1/22/1992Government raises Suzuki share in Maruti to 50 per cent making it the first public sector company to go private.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
12/7/2000A five-member ULFA group guns down 26 non-Assamese people, mostly Hindi and Bengali-speaking, at Sonpura near Arunachal Pradesh Border in Upper Assam.
1/2/1994India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months.