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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
8/30/1991Dr. P. J. Devras, friend of snakes, passed away.
1/1/1920P.M. Nadagouda, politician, was born at Mysore, Chitwadgi.
12/8/1900Udayshankar, famous dance master, was born.
1/30/1997Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam.
1/30/1997Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs.
4/22/1983Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, visited ICMR Headquarters and held discussions with senior scientists of ICMR. ICMR revived research on indigenous drugs/traditional medicine with a new, disease-oriented approach and a Scientific Advisory Group on Traditional Medicine Research was constituted in 1983 but actual studies (Multicentric Clinical Trials, Centres for Advanced Research, Central Biostatistical Monitoring Unit etc.) were started in 1984-85.
4/12/1967Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 24/02/1968.
9/21/1948Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.
10/1/1997Bus with 70 people fell into a stream near Cuddappah.
8/29/1994Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away.