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Historical Event on 10/5/1989

Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1950India is proclaimed a Sovereign Democratic Republic ceasing to be a British dominion and adopted Indian Constitution which came into force.
12/8/1970Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.
6/5/1981Gopal Saini at Tokyo sets record for 3000m ST. in 8,30.88.
10/15/1961Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', famous Hindi poet, writer, editor, social worker and litterateur, died in Allahabad.
1/18/1913Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.
9/24/1934Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai.
12/26/1991Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India.
12/25/1964Anil Kaul, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96), was born in Amritsar, India.
3/22/1893Surya Sen, alias Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born.
10/25/1997180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years.