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Historical Event on 5/7/1994

Sunit Khatau, famous industrialist and textile magnet in Mumbai and owner of Khatau Group, was murdered. He was 55.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1990The Bombay Sappers join the club of the select few, who received colours from the President of India (21-2-90).
8/10/1998Sri Bhuteshanandji Maharaj, 97, president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, died in Calcutta.
2/1/1931Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue.
12/3/1889Khudiram Bose, famous revolutionary and freedom fighter of Muzaffarpur Bomb Case, was born at Habibpur village, West Bengal.
5/8/1990Paul Mantosh and Joss Fernandes take oath as nominated Anglo-Indian members in Lok Sabha.
2/10/1930Shrikant Kirloskar, director of 'Kirloskar Udyog Samuh', was born.
2/25/1909Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months.
2/11/1935Lalita Narhar Bapat, famous marathi novelist, was born.
10/20/1919Chaitanyabala Divatia, great author, was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
8/30/1983Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.