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Historical Event on 5/7/1912
Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati novelist and story writer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1996 | Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court. |
| 12/27/1977 | The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi. |
| 8/19/1976 | Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 10/22/1912 | Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits. |
| 2/20/1947 | British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India. |
| 10/28/1997 | Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31. |
| 11/2/1994 | Three British hostages freed in Saharanpur, UP, after a fierce encounter. |
| 5/15/1958 | Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi. |
| 11/12/1880 | Senapati Bapat (Pandurang Mahadev), armed freedom fighter, was born in Parnar (Maharashtra). |
| 11/12/1880 | Firuz Shah captured the throne of Delhi and Sultan Jalal'ud-din Khalji called himself. |
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