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Historical Event on 5/9/1995

Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/12/1990Vimal Kumar and Madhumita Bisht retain National badminton titles.
4/1/1855Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's first Bengali primer 'Varnaparichay' was published.
3/13/1971Fifth General Election of India ends.
3/19/1997BJP and BSP agree for a coalition government in Uttar Pradesh.
10/30/1977Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.
11/5/1956Nehru breaks silence condemning Soviets for repression in Hungary.
2/25/1884Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, was born at Radhu village of Kaira District.
1/18/1999The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack.
1/14/1964Bapu Nadkarni bowled 32-27-5-0 vs England, 21 maiden overs in a row.
1/3/1880Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started.