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Historical Event on 10/5/1878
First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/28/1963 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, passed away at Sadaqat Ashram, Patna. |
| 7/8/1888 | Fenardish Jyoki Antoniu, Konkani author and journalist, was born. |
| 1/19/1977 | World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'. |
| 6/10/1890 | Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday. |
| 12/3/1991 | Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time . |
| 1/12/1708 | Shahu was crowned as the Maratha ruler. Shahu, son of Sambhaji, entered Satara and released Aurangzeb's son Azam the previous year. |
| 1/19/1976 | C. V. Bawdekar, famous journalist, died. |
| 1/6/1980 | In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections. |
| 1/9/1997 | John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry. |
| 4/30/1958 | Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody. |
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