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Historical Event on 8/5/1604
John Eliot, ""Apostle to Indians,"" Bible translator, baptized.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/16/1924 | In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died. |
| 1/15/1999 | Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (79), writer, poet, litterateur and associate of Rajaji, died in Chennai. |
| 10/12/1997 | Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence. |
| 2/7/1687 | Mughal army won the Gowalkonda fort. Kutubshahi came to end. |
| 12/25/1991 | Ajit Singh expelled from the JD. |
| 10/10/1937 | Anant Bhave, famous Marathi litterateur and news announcer on Doordarshan, was born. |
| 5/16/1911 | Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah. |
| 11/5/1998 | India and Pakistan agree to continue their talks on the Tulbul navigator project on the Jhelum in Kashmir, despite differences over various provisions of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960. |
| 10/26/1946 | 27 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta. |
| 12/28/1981 | New Government led by the Congress (I) leader K. Karunakaran installed in Kerala. |
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