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Historical Event on 5/6/1910

Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, died suddenly of pneumonia at Buckingham Palace tonight. He ruled Britain for nine years. Power passed immediately to his son George, the Prince of Wales, who will rule as King George V. The 68-year-old monarch's sudden death threw his country into a state of shock. Edward had apparently caught a cold during a visit the past weekend to the wet grounds of his estate at Sandringham.

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4/14/1990Veena Vidwan S. Balachander passed away.
1/2/1992Central Ministers Cabinet approved that elections will take place after the death of any independent candidate.
1/28/2000Indian junior cricket team wins the Youth cricket World Cup.
11/14/1993Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian and social worker, passed away.
8/23/1986B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.
11/17/199941 more ministers are inducted into the Ram Prakash Gupta Ministry in Uttar Pradesh taking the strength of the ministry to 91.
1/6/1983Indian National Congress lost for the first time in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State Assembly Elections.
3/1/1775Purandhar Treaty was singed between Nana Phadnavis and British Army.
10/15/1987Times Eye Research Foundation was established in Amritsar, India.