August 5

August 5, 1948: Government troops and Razakars clashed near the village of Yelsangi on August 5, 1948, resulting in the deaths of 25 Razakars. 
https://uca.edu/politicalscience/home/research-projects/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/indiahyderabad-1947-1949/

August 5, 2019, the Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah announced to revoke the Article 370 which gave 'special' status to the Jammu & Kashmir region. Shah announced that the state will be reorganised geographically.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/article-370

August 5, 2020: The temple construction officially started again after a Bhumi pujan ceremony on 5 August 2020. Three-day long Vedic rituals were held ahead of the ground-breaking ceremony, which revolved around the installation of a 40 kg silver brick as the foundation stone by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

August 5, 1962: Iconic Hollywood movie star Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36 on this day in history, August 5, 1962.  The actress was discovered face down and lying nude on her bed holding a telephone in one hand, according to History.com

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