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This day in history

5 August in history

0 events, 3 births and 1 deaths on 5 August.

Born on this day

1929 Girija DeviIndian classical singer

1974 KajolIndian film actress

1981 Sachin BansalIndian Entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Flipkart.com

Died on this day

1950 Gopinath BordoloiIndian Independence Activist and 1st Chief Minister of Assam

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