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Historical Event on 1/5/1890
Ganendra Mohan Tagore died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/28/1914 | Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement. |
| 8/1/1920 | Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published. |
| 11/25/1998 | Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways. |
| 8/8/1905 | Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born. |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 10/20/1991 | Manohar Phalke, famous union leader and MLA, died. |
| 10/20/1991 | Kritiwas, writer of Ramayana in Bengali language, was born. |
| 4/21/1938 | Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away. |
| 2/13/1922 | The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence. |
| 9/19/1704 | Guru Govind Singh died. |
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