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Historical Event on 5/9/1995
Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/4/1799 | Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam. |
| 9/11/2000 | A Delhi High Court exonerates senior Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister H.K.L. Bhagat in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case in Delhi (in Mansarovar Park in East Delhi on November 1, 1984). |
| 6/5/1996 | Kubernath Rai, well known writer, passed away. |
| 1/21/1952 | Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru. |
| 1/9/1935 | Harishankar Sharma, great educationist, was born at Jaipur. |
| 1/2/1987 | Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died. |
| 11/23/1948 | The beseiged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. This meant that a firm grip had been established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province. |
| 6/6/1924 | S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born. |
| 12/6/1946 | Anglo-Indian talks end in failure after three days at London. |
| 11/17/1986 | SAARC Summit at Bangalore decides to set up permanent secretariat at Kathmandu; India elected new Chairman. |
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