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Historical Event on 10/5/1997
Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/5/1993 | Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel. |
| 1/22/1992 | Government raises Suzuki share in Maruti to 50 per cent making it the first public sector company to go private. |
| 7/18/1947 | Indian Independence Act, signed by King George VI, was proclaimed as Indian Freedom Act, 1947. |
| 7/18/1947 | Saint Narhari Sonar, a poet-saint of the Varkari smanaj and goldsmith (sonar) from Maharashtra had taken Samadhi. His transition from a staunch Shaiva to a Vithoba-worshipping Varkari, after a miracle that makes him realize that Vithoba and Shiva are one and the same. |
| 5/8/1962 | Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal. |
| 6/6/1867 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot. |
| 7/12/1996 | Lok Sabha adopts resolution extending President's Rule in J & K for 6 months. |
| 11/1/1948 | An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated. |
| 7/8/1954 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, inaugurated world's longest Bhakra-Nangal Dam canal at Punjab. |
| 8/13/1795 | Ahilyabai Holkar passed away at the age of 70. |
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