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Historical Event on 5/7/1907

Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/1856First Hindu widow married officially.
1/29/1994Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies.
2/14/1970Supreme Court holds nationalization of banks illegal. Presidential ordinance revalidates nationalization.
6/5/1923Santosh Kumar Kisku Rev, great educationist and social worker, was born.
9/8/1972Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
12/12/1947Patel's statement in the Parliament, ""Pakistan will get Rs. 750,000,000 from the balance in cash.
12/24/1924Mohammed Rafi, famous playback singer, was born.
6/23/1942Jabbar Patel, film producer, was born.
7/5/2000Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore.