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Historical Event on 5/7/1985

Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1919British troops kill 400 Indians, who were demonstrating against the British rule at Amritsar for the forced marshall law on Punjab.
2/28/2000The Supreme Court orders notice to the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, on a special leave petition filed by the State Government against the Madras High Court judgment upholding the trial court's order discharging her in the ""coal import case"".
1/22/2000India retains the golf title in the SAARC championship in Dhaka.
12/31/1993Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.
6/13/1731Swedish East India Company was formed. For 15 years King Fredrick of Sweden gave the Company a charter.
3/16/1860Dr. W.M. Haffkine, great scientist, bacteriologist and professor, was born at Odessa in Russia.
3/17/19674th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed.
7/17/1903Joseph, versatile author in Malyalam language and critic Butshshor, was born.
6/27/1998Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84.
12/17/1934Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died.