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Historical Event on 5/5/1983
Keshavrao Kothavle 'Lalit', editor of monthly magzine, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/13/1971 | Hitesh Modi, cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup), was born. |
| 3/26/1993 | Surajkund AICC okays dual posts for Narasimha Rao. |
| 12/15/1965 | Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river. |
| 12/7/1992 | Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha. |
| 3/30/1994 | Exim Policy streamlined to attract exporting community. |
| 6/6/1962 | General Election ( 3rd) of India ends. |
| 3/1/1985 | Rajendra Sethia, the biggest personal bankrupt ever, arrested in New Delhi. |
| 8/9/1902 | King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast. |
| 4/21/1946 | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test umpire, ICC referee), was born in Madras. He received Arjun Award (1971). |
| 6/26/1991 | Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister. |
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