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Historical Event on 10/5/1949

A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1895George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born.
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.
9/8/1991Hostage ONGC engineer T.S. Raju and mediator Bipul Mahanta, an Amnesty International member, killed by ULFA in Assam.
8/8/1936Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.
4/8/2000Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai.
1/9/1915Gandhiji reached Bombay on his return from South Africa. He became a member of the Indian National Congress. He was awarded Kaiseri-e-Hind Gold Medal for Ambulance service on Jan, 11.
1/9/1915A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
7/15/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, passed away.
2/9/1985Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away.