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Historical Event on 12/5/1905
Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was born in Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir.
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| 2/7/1997 | Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''. |
| 10/2/1997 | At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC. |
| 10/11/1876 | Saint Gadgebaba, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 10/11/1876 | Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India . |
| 10/14/1998 | Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel. |
| 8/1/1920 | Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published. |
| 11/16/1990 | Chandrasekhar Government wins confidence motion of 280 for 214 against and 11 abstained (17 members were absent). |
| 11/30/1986 | Sikhs hijack bus, killing 24 at Punjab. |
| 9/2/1946 | Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away. |
| 7/23/1923 | Navinchandra Chimanlal Pandya, great educationist, was born at Prantij, Ahmedabad. |
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