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Historical Event on 5/7/1861
Guru Dev Rabindranath Thakur alias Tagore, novelist, painter, educationist and freedom fighter, was born in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/20/1955 | Jawaharlal Nehru breaks off relations with the Portuguese after the invasion of Goa by Indian nationalists. |
| 9/20/1992 | Vithhal Badgelwar, painter and sculptor, passed away. |
| 2/13/1601 | John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London. |
| 1/6/1847 | Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died. |
| 12/5/1999 | India's Yukta Mookhey is crowned Miss World. |
| 10/10/1964 | Gurudutt, famous film actor, died |
| 10/11/1737 | A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives. |
| 10/11/1737 | Maharana Pratap, great revolutionary, soldier and freedom fighter, was born. |
| 8/19/1757 | The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company. |
| 8/17/1934 | Murasoli Shanmuga Sundram Maran was born in Thirukkuvalai village in Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu). |
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