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Historical Event on 5/7/1994

Sunit Khatau, famous industrialist and textile magnet in Mumbai and owner of Khatau Group, was murdered. He was 55.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1999The Archbishop of Delhi rules out Pope John Paul II's dialogue with the VHP during his visit to India in November.
9/24/1936It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity.
1/19/1892Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, famous Marathi comedy writer, was born.
2/5/1992Ajit Singh elected 'real J.D.' President.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
1/12/1934Surya Sen (Master Da), revolutionary leader of the Indian Republican Army, who attacked the armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army, was hanged at Chittgong Jail by the Britishers.
11/1/1961First passenger Plane flight AVRO HS748.
5/7/1973The foundation stone was laid of Itanagar, the new capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
3/10/1922Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati.
7/31/1916Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar.