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Historical Event on 7/5/1916
Archik Venkatesh Gopalkrishna, great poet, journalist and orator, was born at Dharwar, Mysore.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/7/1937 | Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta. |
5/25/1611 | Emperor Jahangir married Meherunnisa, widow of Sher Afghan. She recieved the title Noor Jahan. |
1/21/1952 | Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru. |
7/28/1912 | Ramchandra Gondo Ginde, famous neuro surgeon, was born. |
10/12/1911 | Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay. |
7/25/2000 | P.T. Usha,Star Indian athlete, announces retirement from International athletics at a press conference in New Delhi. |
2/20/1992 | Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away. |
8/13/1954 | Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully. |
12/5/1943 | The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port. |
8/9/1992 | Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay. |
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