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Historical Event on 5/5/1983

Keshavrao Kothavle 'Lalit', editor of monthly magzine, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1992M. Veerappa Moily selected to become the new CM of Karnataka.
9/12/1898Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born.
4/15/1998Punjab men and Railways women emerge champions in the National Volleyball League in Patna.
12/24/1984Eigth General Elections of India began .
10/5/1989Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989).
1/9/1972In 1971, 433 feature films produced in the world with a record and a top position in film production.
10/22/1947There were bound to be difficulties in consolidating the loosely federated Indian provinces, princely states, etc. into one homogeneous whole state. Kashmir, after initial dithering, acceded to India voluntarily and by popular consent, then, was invaded by Pakistani tribesmen with the support of the Pakistani government.
4/30/1909Sant Tukdoji Maharaj, great saint, patriot and social worker, was born at Yawali, district Amravati.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
2/14/1658Dara Sulaiman Shukoh was defeated in the struggle for Delhi throne Shuja's in the battle of Bahadurpur near Varanasi.