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Historical Event on 10/5/1997

Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/2000The Government raises the prices of petroleum products across- the-board while cutting import and excise duties on crude oil, diesel and motor spirit (petrol).
10/20/1961B. S. Guha, famous human scientist, died.
10/31/1990Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley.
3/21/1997Geet Sethi regains Gold Flake Open billiards in Chennai.
11/15/1988Dalai Lama agreed for less then independent country to save the cultural heritage of Tibet.
2/23/1993Pre-budget Economic Survey proposes closure of sick PSE and rationalisation of tax and interests rates.
8/10/1942Manju Bala Patil was shot on the road at Mumbai by the British Police.
4/4/1910Sri Aurobindo left politics and reached Pondicherry, where he made the seat of Yoga.
1/12/1869Dr. Bhagavan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, was born at Varanasi.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.