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Historical Event on 5/5/1932

Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
7/8/199733 persons killed and 67 injured as blast rips through part of Ambala-bound train at Lehra Khana station in Bhatinda district, Punjab.
7/20/1636John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians.
7/2/2000At least 30 people had died after a boat collapsed in Kumla river near Pratapur in Madhubani district of Bihar.
12/4/1898Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan, Indian Scientist and Physicist-Philosopher, was born in Tamil Nadu.
9/25/1919Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established.
1/30/1993Dr. Syvatoslav Roerich, 89, renowned painter and husband of film actress Devika Rani, passed away.
2/28/1928C. V. Raman invented 'Raman Effect' of scattered light, which led him in achieving the 'Nobel Prize'.
3/30/1996Congress I splits in Tamil Nadu. Group led by G.K. Moopanar makes alliance with DMK.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.