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Historical Event on 10/5/1878

First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1998The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
12/26/1985Rajiv Gandhi and Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq meet in Delhi and agree not to attack nuclear plants in each other's country.
10/14/1991Prasannakumar Abhyankar, senior journalist, died.
5/13/1953The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin.
2/18/1906Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, chief of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born.
7/2/1999Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
12/26/1914Dr. Shushila Nair, social reformer, was born in village Kunjah, district Gunjra, Punjab (now Pakistan). She dedicated her life to serve Gandhiji and Gandhi Ashram and also performed the duties of Indian citizen by taking active participation in freedom movement.
10/26/1996CBI detects a chain of bank transactions between August '93 and February '96 by four JMM leaders.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.