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Historical Event on 10/5/1990
Dr. Rajkumar Varma, famous Hindi journalist and playwright, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1905 | Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/. |
| 11/13/1998 | Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali. |
| 11/30/1999 | Prof. M. N. Sromovas, (83), well-known Sociologist in Bangalore, died. |
| 6/14/1905 | Smt. Hirabai Barodekar, famous veteran Maharashtrian classical singer, was born. |
| 2/7/1994 | C. T. Kamdar, famous industrialist and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. |
| 5/18/1932 | Hindu-Muslim riots take place in Bombay. 150 are killed or injured. Jinnah - the permanent president of the Muslim league, began to spread the rumors that Muslim minority was in danger under Hindu majority and actively propagated the theory of two separate nations. |
| 11/29/1947 | The Nizam of Hyderabad said that he would not consider acceding to either dominion, but would agree to a 'standstill arrangement' with India. The agreement is accepted by the Indian government. |
| 11/11/1996 | A.P. cyclone toll may cross 2,500. |
| 1/22/1963 | The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun. |
| 8/8/1966 | India endorses the Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty. |
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