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Historical Event on 5/7/1950

Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1991Pranab Mukherjee appointed Dy. Chairman of the Planning Commission.
12/17/1972New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan.
7/16/1914N. E. Balram, communist leader, died.
9/19/1936Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, expert in north Indian classical music, died. He was also a lawyer, professor and social reformer.
1/8/1956Tryambak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of 'Maharashtra Drama Group' (Maharashtra Natak Mandali), died.
6/29/1901Amal Kumar Sarkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
11/14/1955Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President.
4/6/1956Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).
6/4/1997Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service.
8/15/1947Hindu-Muslim association in Calcutta.