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Historical Event on 5/9/1998

Playback singer Talat Mehmood, 75, passed away in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/20/1914Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.
5/1/1994Political party Shiromani Akali Dal was established.
3/3/1943Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days.
11/3/1990Manmohan Krishna, famous film actor, passed away.
10/10/2000The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.
7/21/1994The Supreme Court declares that SC/ST will lose status on migration to other states.
2/8/1921Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated.
10/6/1997International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened.
12/11/1971The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent.
4/20/1965First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest.