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Historical Event on 9/5/1612
East India Company's Navy eastablished.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/20/1866 | Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
8/30/1983 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle. |
6/5/1989 | Missile `Trishul' tested successfully. |
12/7/1825 | First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta. |
2/8/1872 | Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands. |
5/19/1991 | About 20 crore voters go to the polls in the first phase of election in 204 constituencies of the 10th Lok Sabha. |
7/12/1947 | Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad. |
6/2/1953 | Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m. |
9/30/1990 | Former Dy PM Devilal submits his letter of resignation. |
10/15/1996 | Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives. |
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