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Historical Event on 5/10/1977

Jahangir Khan, famous musician, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1993An Indian Airlines TU-154 plane crash lands in Delhi, all the 165 on board escape; Civil Aviation Minister Scindia resigns; PM cancels Dhaka visit; SAARC summit put off.
3/6/1990India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament.
9/17/1899First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa.
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
9/20/1999Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.
6/1/1992S.K. Datta became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/93).
7/10/1997Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.
11/25/1990R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
5/30/1952S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.