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Historical Event on 10/5/1805
Lord Charles Cornwallis, Governor General, died of ill health at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 5/1/1983 | V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away. |
| 11/12/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President. |
| 4/16/1930 | Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police. |
| 2/18/2000 | Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music. |
| 2/24/1996 | S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India. |
| 9/24/1914 | Janardan Swami was born. |
| 12/23/1944 | U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India), was born. |
| 4/27/1918 | Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army. |
| 11/3/1945 | Temporary Octroi Mandal established. |
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