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Historical Event on 7/5/1882

Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music.

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4/12/1967U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding.
1/16/1966Sadhu Thanwardas Lilaram Vaswani, noted thinker and saint poet, great orator, professor and prolific writer, died at Pune.
6/18/1997Prakash Padukone launches IBC.
8/15/1992Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan.
6/2/1991Dinesh Goswami, former Law Minister, passed away in a road accident in Assam.
1/21/1820Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born.
1/27/1996'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully.
5/2/1977C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77).
4/27/1942Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India.
9/15/1912Rusi Karanjia, journalist and publisher, was born.