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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
9/10/199587 of the 180 members of the newly constituted JAAC assume office.
9/10/1995Badauni Abdul Kadir, famous Muslim historian, was born.
3/25/1933Vasantrao Gowarikar, space scientist, was born.
8/10/1989Panchayatraj' and 'Nagarpalika' bills were passed in Parliament's Lok Sabha.
3/13/1978Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (3 wkts in 2 Tests for India), passed away.
7/2/1991Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died.
9/4/1946Interim Government formed.
3/26/1990Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away.
1/12/1895Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, was born at Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh.
7/13/1830Raja Ram Mohun Roy and Alexander Duff, in 1921 Scottish Church College, General Assembly s Institution was established with only five students, where teaching of the Bible took an important part.