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Historical Event on 10/5/1805
Lord Charles Cornwallis, Governor General, died of ill health at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/12/1918 | C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous film music director, was born. |
| 10/20/1999 | The Centre accepts the recommendations of the Backward Classes Commission on the inclusion of Jats and other backward classes (OBCs) in Rajasthan except Bharatpur and Dholpur districts. |
| 9/22/1986 | India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie. |
| 4/11/1913 | Iron ropes bridge known as 'Laxman Jhula' was constructed over Ganga at Hrishikesh |
| 9/8/1887 | Swami Sivananda, (1887-1963), religious leader, Hindu universalist renaissance guru, author of 200 books and founder of Divine Life Society with 400 branches worldwide, was born in the quiet village of Pattamadai, District Tirunelveli. |
| 1/4/1907 | Govind Rai, renowned Gujarati novelist and writer of 'Saraswati Chandra', passed away. |
| 2/13/1922 | The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence. |
| 1/27/1988 | The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island. |
| 7/26/1933 | Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail. |
| 9/29/1959 | Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat. |
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