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Historical Event on 8/5/1604
John Eliot, ""Apostle to Indians,"" Bible translator, baptized.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/18/1945 | Kal Yug' era passed away. |
| 9/10/1992 | All movable and immovable properties of big bull Harshad Mehta, and others involved in the Security scam, attached. |
| 6/23/1761 | Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June. |
| 5/4/1993 | Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice. |
| 7/11/1997 | Ten persons were killed as police opened fire on Dalit mob which attacked vehicles in protest against desecration of Ambedkar bust in Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar in north-east Mumbai. |
| 1/22/1666 | Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid. |
| 1/5/1869 | Venkatesh Tirko Kulkarni, famous Kannad novelist 'Galagnath', was born. |
| 3/3/1978 | Origin of Saka Era (India). |
| 10/24/1995 | Total solar eclipse seen over Rajasthan, UP, Bihar and West Bengal, while partial eclipse seen in the rest of the country. |
| 4/12/1983 | Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars. |
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