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Historical Event on 5/10/1927

Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1993Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Hitendra Desai died.
5/28/1965Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad, India kills 400.
12/5/2000Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.
3/17/1905Narsinghcharya Purohit Tirunarayan Iyyangar, famous Kannad poet, music director and critic, was born.
3/1/1961The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters.
12/1/1993World AIDS day.
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.
2/22/1996Indian police charge 14 more politicians in corruption scandal that has already led to resignations from the Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's govt.
1/20/1988Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi, passed away.
9/29/1708British East India Company and New East India company merged.