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Historical Event on 5/10/1985

P. N. Bhagawati appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1966India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.
4/20/1989Launching of IRBM `Agni' fails.
5/1/1923Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
1/20/2000J&K accepts the report of the State Autonomy committee tabled in the Assembly last year.
9/11/1967China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border.
8/9/1966Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort.
11/30/1909Gandhiji reaches South Africa.
1/16/1620Amarsingh I, Rajput's guhilot lineage king of Mewad, died.
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.