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Historical Event on 5/10/1992

Dr. D.S.Tyagi, Chairman of the Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission, was shot dead by suspected Sikh terrorists in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/13/1911Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died.
9/21/1945British promise India independence.
10/24/1991Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years.
5/1/1926Jim Corbett killed the notorious man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag at Gulabrai village, who had attacked and killed about 125 people.
5/13/1967Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.
6/26/1995Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population.
10/1/1981Activists of the Dal Khalsa, who masterminded the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane. arrested.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb was declared as the Emperor of India at Red Fort Delhi.
11/14/1995Supreme Court gave patients the right to drag careless doctors to Court.