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Historical Event on 5/7/1889

Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1997Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing.
7/3/1991Rupee devalued again from 10.58 to 10.96\% .
3/11/1784Tipu Sultan and Britishers signed the treaty at Mangalore which is known as the Mangalore treaty.
1/11/1999Four DRDO scientists and four pilots aboard an Avro plane on a research test flight are killed as the plane crashes after take-off from the Arakkonam INS Rajali Naval air base in Tamil Nadu.
8/20/1991Sivarasan and Subha, the main suspects in Rajiv Gandhi case, commit suicide in Bangalore.
1/18/1982Six thousand labor activists arrested in two days and national strike called in New Delhi.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
9/7/1995Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM, wins the vote of confidence. He received 227 votes. 31 were neutral.
3/28/1995Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away.
2/5/1922Gandhiji, following Chauri Chaura (U.P.) tragedy in which 22 police constables and one sub-inspector were burnt to death by a mob, fasts for five days and abandons plan of satyagraha movement.