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Historical Event on 10/5/1805
Lord Charles Cornwallis, Governor General, died of ill health at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/28/1924 | Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south. |
| 2/20/1982 | The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone. |
| 9/14/1774 | Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born. |
| 8/20/1985 | Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur. |
| 10/2/1954 | Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal. |
| 3/14/1895 | Nihalsing Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Delhi and Governer of Rajasthan, was born. |
| 5/29/1968 | Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion. |
| 3/27/1990 | A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa. |
| 12/17/1974 | Ustad Gulam Sabir, famous Sarangi player, died at Kanpur. |
| 11/24/1998 | Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan. |
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