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Historical Event on 5/10/1909
Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/10/1921 | Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth. |
| 1/1/1914 | Dhirendra Nath Mukherji, social worker, was born at Bankura, West Bengal. |
| 4/7/2000 | The Delhi police unearth a multicrore cricket betting and match- fixing racket involving five South African cricketers, including the captain Hansie Cronje. A Delhi-based Indian operator Rajesh Kalra put behind bars. |
| 3/16/1832 | Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away. |
| 2/11/1997 | A New Delhi district consumer court holds that provision of drinking water aboard trains is a necessity and it is the duty of the railways to provide it to passengers in reserved compartments. |
| 2/11/1997 | Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat. |
| 10/9/1997 | Forest brigand Veerappan kidnapped 21 persons and later released 13 tourists. He detained six people --Dr. Mythi of Indian Institute of Horticulture Research Centre, Bangalore, two drivers, pumpset attender and two photographers. |
| 6/22/1991 | M. Karunanidhi, DMK President, resigned from the Assembly. |
| 2/3/1998 | The BJP releases its election manifesto promising to make India a nuclear state; build a Ram temple at Ayodha and work for a uniform civil code. |
| 12/19/1999 | The President and the Prime Minister express shock over the bid to assassinate the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga. |
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