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Historical Event on 5/7/1907

Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1666Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
1/1/1981This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".
1/14/1995The 5th Pay Commission suggests trimming of bureaucracy.
4/24/1995K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha.
12/1/1989Dr. Chenna Reddi (Congress-I) becomes CM of Andhra Pradesh.
10/1/1949'Marathi Rangbhumi' , a drama company, established.
4/8/1925Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born.
4/8/1925Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time at Hardoi in U.P. in the battle of Kanauj.
4/8/1925Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan of Lodi tribe, marched down upon Delhi.
6/6/1916Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary.