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Historical Event on 9/5/1659
Queen Saibai, wife of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/25/1977 | B. D. Jathi retired from the post of second acting President. |
| 10/26/1814 | British General Governor declared war against Nepal. |
| 4/25/1915 | The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that ""more effective substances can be expected."" Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon. |
| 12/16/1971 | Bangladesh was formed. President Yahya Khan of Pakistan changed his position dramatically and announced he would accept a ceasefire with India. After his forces in East Pakistan surrendered unconditionally, Yahya Khan vowed to keep fighting in the West against his political enemy. His reversal today undermines his administration, and there are growing indications he will step down as head of the military government. Yahya has already been criticized for his brutal repression of the Bengali separatist movement, which has renamed East Pakistan as Bangladesh. It appears that the separatists may actually benefit from the fighting, because India has managed to defeat most of Yahya's military forces in East Pakistan. |
| 10/1/1997 | Bus with 70 people fell into a stream near Cuddappah. |
| 1/16/1818 | The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad. |
| 11/24/1919 | Gandhiji presides over All-India Khilafat conference at Delhi. |
| 11/8/1932 | Sankhla Badluram, great industrialist, was born in Delhi. |
| 11/5/1920 | Indian Red Cross society was founded in India under Bengal Act VIII. St.John Ambulance Association is a wing of this societywhich directed Improvement of Health, Prevention of Diseases and Mitigation of Suffering activities. |
| 2/17/1917 | Fali Mistry, film director and cameraman, was born in Bombay. |
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