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Historical Event on 9/5/1918

Ratanji Jamshetji Tata, famous Indian industrialist and social reformer, died.

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1/16/1941Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.
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10/24/1994Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India.
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12/22/1995A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia.
1/22/1998Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra.
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1/5/1990Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team.
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10/23/1883Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat.