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Historical Event on 5/10/1981

The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/17/1998BJP Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta retains his Lok Sabha seat in the Udhampur-Doda-Kathna constituency defeating National Conference's Rajinder Kumar Chib by over 50,000 votes.
7/13/1998The Government is prevented from tabling the Women's Reservation Bill.
9/3/1992Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court.
8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
4/14/1962Sir Mokshagundam Vivesvaraya, father of modern engineering, passed away at the age of 102. He was receipent of ""Bharat Ratna"" Award.
1/28/1925Raja Ramanna, fourth President of Indian Atomic Energy Commission, was born.
6/23/1984An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.
2/3/1983Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Assam's new capital 'Pragjyotishpur'.
6/15/1991About 50% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections.
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.