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Historical Event on 7/5/1999

Two buses, which were inaugurated from Dhaka, arrive in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1911Anand Gopal Sheorey, great Hindi writer, litterateur and journalist, was born at Sausar in Madhya Pradesh.
12/4/1910Motilal, famous film actor, was born.
3/15/1901Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games.
11/17/1915Vishnu Gopal Pingle was hanged for revolting against the Indian Army in Talegaon prison of Pune.
5/7/1994Sunit Khatau, famous industrialist and textile magnet in Mumbai and owner of Khatau Group, was murdered. He was 55.
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
12/13/1999The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor.
6/9/1998The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar.
10/12/1998Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma
3/11/1795Battle at Kurdla India, Mahratten beat Mughals.