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Historical Event on 7/5/1994

Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, 86, Malayalam literary genius, died in Beypore in Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1976India set 403 to win against the West Indies.
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
2/23/1908Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born.
6/9/1992Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP.
5/9/1997At least 71 persons were killed and nine injured when a truck carrying a marriage party plunges into gorge near Gasota in Hamerpur district of Himachal Pradesh.
10/24/2000Sitaram Kesri (81), former Congress President, died at the AIIMS in New Delhi.
5/22/1927Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mo. Usman, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.
7/7/1998India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.