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Historical Event on 5/10/1992

Dr. D.S.Tyagi, Chairman of the Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission, was shot dead by suspected Sikh terrorists in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/1980S. N. Banerjee, cricketer--one Test for India and 249 runs 10th wkt stand on tour, died.
7/25/1987Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
11/23/1994100 killed in a stampede of Govari Samaj people during a protest march towards Nagpur Assembly.
2/11/199912 dalits are shot by the Ranbir Sena in Narayanpar village in Bihar.
12/23/1995400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana.
5/24/1875Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan established Mohmmad Anglo Oriental School which was renamed in 1920 as 'Aligarh Muslim University'.
10/22/1933Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, leader, politician, President of the Central Assembly, lawyer and member of parliament, died in Geneva.
4/16/1997G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died.
5/29/1972Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away.
9/22/1999Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur.