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Historical Event on 5/5/1993

Balak Brahmachari, [Marxist Godman], famous Indian guru, passed away at 73 yrs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1993PM asks for judicial probe into Bombay riots, sanctions Rs. 1 crore aid for victims.
10/15/1995PM leaves for a 12-day tour of Egypt, NAM Summit at Cartagena in Columbia and 50th year United Nations celebrations at New York.
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.
12/1/1764Battle of Anvadi.
12/1/1764Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.
1/30/1994Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.
7/6/1930Balmurlikrishna, famous singer, was born.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
6/26/1888Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Pilani.
12/1/1951Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta.