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Historical Event on 1/5/1998

60 are killed as the Bareilly-Varanasi passenger train rammed the Kashi Viswanath Express near Hardoiin, Uttar Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1911Bhalchandra Gopal Bapat, newspaper editor and educationalist, was born.
6/21/1997Sethi claims sixth National billiards crown in Bangalore.
12/11/1986The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
4/22/1915Hem Barua, famous Assami and English litterateur, was born.
3/23/1913Indian Muslim Conference passes resolution demanding immediate self-government.
3/11/1971Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament.
7/28/199712 persons are killed and 69 injured as New Delhi-bound Karnataka Express rams Himsagar Express at Old Faridabad station level-crossing in Haryana.
6/16/1997P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi.
5/30/196269 killed in a bus crash near Ahmedabad.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.