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Historical Event on 7/5/1994

Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, 86, Malayalam literary genius, died in Beypore in Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/23/1994Arati Gupta (Saha) succumbed to an incurable jaundice. (29-9-99).
11/11/1793English pioneer missionary William Carey, 32, reached Calcutta five months after setting sail for India. Later, Carey founded the Baptist Missionary Society, the first of the British Protestant missions agencies.
2/13/1993School collapses killing 21 pupils and 4 teachers.
11/22/1773Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
11/18/1911Free primary school education is introduced.
3/20/1959For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.
8/6/1997Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
1/21/1981Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away.
2/20/1847Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established.
3/18/1915British Government approved Indian Security Act to have greater control on the Indian people.