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Historical Event on 9/5/1979

Earl of Mountbatten's funeral held in Burma.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/9/1993Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300.
4/3/1984Soyuz T-11 carried three cosmonauts along with the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma to Salyut 7.
7/1/1952Olympic Games open at Helsinki.
5/14/1994LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
9/1/1977M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.
8/2/1858British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'.
12/20/1956Saint Gadgebaba died.
7/27/1998Gian Singh, convicted for the murder of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, is sentenced to death.
2/21/1899Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born.
4/10/1997Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.