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Historical Event on 10/5/1997
Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/9/1935 | Harishankar Sharma, great educationist, was born at Jaipur. |
| 10/20/1962 | The first IAFunit No. 2 squadron re-equipped with the Gnat at Ambalan and No.9 squadron soon followed suit. |
| 2/12/1993 | The baggage rules relaxed further. |
| 8/2/1880 | Bellary Raghava, famous actor, lawyer, social worker and dramatist, was born. |
| 7/1/1882 | Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great professor, politician, physician, leader and veteran nationalist, was born at Patna. |
| 11/25/1962 | Dasganu (Ganesh Dattatreya Sahastrabuddhe), modern Marathi saint and poet, passed away. |
| 8/5/1905 | Subhadrakumari Chauvhan, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 1/16/1988 | L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died. |
| 5/19/1980 | Dr. Ramashankar Shukla 'Rasal', famous writer, passed away. |
| 10/2/1993 | Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas. |
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