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Historical Event on 10/5/1957
Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/4/1912 | Pandit Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born. |
| 6/13/1965 | Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune. |
| 7/3/1956 | Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London. |
| 8/25/1997 | Forest outlaw Veerappan seeks more time to decide on his surrender as per the terms of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka government. |
| 8/8/1912 | Prabhulal Bhatnagar, mathematician and Padmabhushan awardee, was born. |
| 7/12/2000 | 67 persons died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Ghatkopar, a Mumbai suburb. |
| 10/1/1978 | In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females. |
| 2/28/1919 | Gandhiji signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills. |
| 10/26/1991 | Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily newspaper 'Marathwada', died. |
| 10/27/1987 | Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died. |
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