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Historical Event on 5/7/1990
Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/17/1993 | Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, died at her native village in Manipur. The British army made a surprise attack on her position and captured her. On 17th October, 1932, Pandit Nehru once wrote ""A day will come when India will remember her and cherishe her"". |
| 9/12/1899 | T. N. Swaminathan Pillai, master of Karnataka Classical Music, was born. |
| 3/6/1915 | Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore met for the first time at Shantiniketan. |
| 1/29/1975 | West Indies won the fifth test against India after winning the exciting cricket series 3-2. |
| 12/25/1964 | Indian Ocean hurricane kills 4,000 in Ceylon, 3,000 in Indian province of Madras. |
| 1/1/1879 | Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born. |
| 7/14/1997 | India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting. |
| 1/2/1754 | Robert Clive again attacked and annexed Calcutta from Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah. |
| 9/23/1858 | Grant Duf, historian who studied Maratha history, died. |
| 5/2/1930 | Riots break out in Amritsar. |
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