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Historical Event on 05/05/1479

Sikh Guru Amardasji, great social worker and teacher, was born at Basare village near Amritsar district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
1/5/1994Tamil Nadu Assembly passes two bills making the Chief Minister, the Chancellor of all universities instead of the Governor.
8/22/1987Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet.
10/18/2000Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
1/23/1976Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation.
12/19/1952Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city.
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.
4/25/1906Dara Nusserwanji Marshall, librarian and educationist, was born.
9/17/1960Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries.