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Historical Event on 5/7/1994

Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.

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12/23/1920King George V signs Home Rule Act.
3/30/1992Satyajit Ray received the honorary Oscar award..
6/13/1909E. M. S. Namboodiripad was born in Palghat in Kerala.
4/6/1934Nilkanth Yashwant Khadilkar, editor of Marathi daily newspaper, was born.
1/16/1681Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.
8/1/1996T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998.
11/28/1993JRD Tata, 89, passed away in Geneva.
3/24/1991Bhau Samarth, internationaly famed painter, passed away.
9/2/1992Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away.