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Historical Event on 7/5/1957
Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, great leader, freedom fighter, educationist and Minister of India, died..
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/23/1661 | Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal. |
| 8/21/1972 | A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction. |
| 2/19/1978 | Pankaj Mallik, famous Bengali music director and playback singer, passed away. He was the singer of the famous Hindi song ""Piya Milan Ko Jaana"". |
| 4/30/1991 | BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government. |
| 3/31/1972 | Meena Kumari, famous film actress, passed away. |
| 5/18/1966 | Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists. |
| 1/12/1990 | Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years. |
| 7/19/1949 | Raja of Tehri Garhwal announces merger with Indian Union. |
| 7/25/1938 | Gautam Kalicharan, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 11/10/1968 | Tukdoji Maharaj, modern social reformer, saint and poet, died in his ashram at Mozri in district Amravati. |
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