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Historical Event on 7/5/1994
Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, 86, Malayalam literary genius, died in Beypore in Kerala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/29/1964 | 1,000 people were killed as a reservoir burst. |
| 1/12/2000 | T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired. |
| 7/17/1948 | Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service. |
| 11/6/1997 | Chief Executives of public sector banks and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, after a meeting in New Delhi, decide to grant greater administrative autonomy to select public sector banks. |
| 6/9/1923 | K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born. |
| 3/16/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home. |
| 5/29/1952 | The Socialist Party and Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party decide to form a single parliamentary party. |
| 6/27/1839 | Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of Punjab and Spiritual Guru of sikh community, passed away. |
| 8/26/1996 | Supreme Court asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to the Income Tax department. |
| 8/14/1920 | Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born. |
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