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Historical Event on 7/5/1882

Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1977World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
11/3/1984Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated.
1/22/1990The International Literacy Campaign was launced in the country by the Prime Minister at a national function held at New Delhi. (8-9-90).
5/3/1764Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
8/3/199835 persons were killed as Govind Towers at Bandra in Mumbai collapsed.
6/25/1943No. 8 Squadron started functioning absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel, and also issued with a vengeance to achieve operational status.
1/7/1900Raghukul Tilak, educationist and social worker, was born at Meerut, UP.
12/31/1995K.P.S. Gill, DGP of Punjab, retires from service.
2/15/1997Conference of Inter-Parliamentary Union in New Delhi.