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Historical Event on 5/7/1849
Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/13/1879 | Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931. |
| 11/5/1931 | M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka. |
| 11/5/1951 | Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup. |
| 7/1/1985 | Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office. |
| 6/23/1930 | The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London. |
| 2/28/1884 | Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, passed away. |
| 11/7/1997 | RBI Governor Dr. Chakravarti Rangarajan appointed new Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Bimal Jalan, Member-Secretary, Planning Commission, will take over as RBI Governor. |
| 9/1/1942 | Rasbihari Bose established the Indian National Army. |
| 4/3/1999 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation. |
| 3/25/1996 | CBI gives a clean chit to PM Rao in the St. Kitts case. |
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