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Historical Event on 10/5/1868

Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born.

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6/1/1929V. Shantaram, S. Fattehlal (Sheikh Syed Fattehlal), Vishnupant Damle and Keshavrao B. Dhaiber, alongwith Sita Ram Kulkami, founded the 'Prabhat Film Company' at Kolhapur.
10/10/1998Uzma Khan and Nitin Kirtane bag the women's and men's crowns in the national tennis championships in Delhi.
10/18/1927Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay.
9/26/1998Sachin Tendulkar make a record 127 runs against Zimbabwe at Calcutta.
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
9/2/1911Chamaklal Dahyabhai Vyas, great poet, was born at Gujarat, Vyara.
6/18/1992Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate.
10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
3/27/1878Britishers sent Indian soldiers to Malta considering that the Russian would attack.
11/29/1994M.H. Kania, former Chief Justice of India made Chairman of the 14th Law Commission.