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Historical Event on 10/5/1989

Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1934Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died.
2/4/1948Rakeshchandra Satchidananda Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982), was born in Kanpur.
4/21/1990The first indigenously built missile cruiser boat, 'Vibhuti', was inaugurated and launched.
7/1/1856In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.
11/23/1937Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, eminent scientist, passed away due to heart attack. In 1901, he proved that ""plants and animal have similar touch sense"". He founded Bose Research Institute in Calcutta and authored world famous books ""Response in Living and Non-Living""(1902) and ""Nervous Merchanism of Pl
1/15/2000Baba Amte, social artist, receives Gandhi Peace Prize 1999, from the President K. R. Narayanan.
1/15/1988Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record.
7/3/1997Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
6/15/1993PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status.
10/29/1935Narendra Kumar Chhajerh, great industrialist, was born.