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Historical Event on 10/5/1957

Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1775Marathas were badly mauled in the battle of Arras by Col. Keating in the first Anglo - Maratha war.
4/24/1942Shri Dinanath Mangeshkar, famous Marathi singer, nationalist, musician and actor, passed away at the age of 41.
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.
8/5/2000Lala Amarnath (88), former Indian cricketer, died in New Delhi.
9/19/2000India remains committed to a unilateral moratorium on nuclear tests, but we will not allow this stand to stand in the way of our protecting India's supreme natural interest,'' said Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on his return from the US.
11/7/1975Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi.
2/23/1998BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district.
1/16/1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.
1/16/1896Jaideva Singh, famous musician and educationist, was born Shohratgarh, U.P.