August 5 in History
Significant events that shaped India and the World.
Article 370 Abrogated
The Government of India revokes the special status granted under Article 370 of the Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir, reorganizing it into two Union Territories.
Neil Armstrong is Born
Neil Armstrong, the American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who would become the first person to walk on the Moon, is born.
Nelson Mandela Arrested
South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela is arrested by police. He would not be released until 1990, spending 27 years in prison.
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