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Historical Event on 5/7/1994

Ustad Jahiruddin Dagar Nasir, famous classical singer of Dhrupad-Dhamar, passed away at the age of 62 in Bareilly.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1991Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1993.
5/9/1917Fighting breaks out at Kharkwasta in the north-west frontier of India.
4/26/1762Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, was born at Tiruvarur.
1/11/1973Rahul Dravid, cricket batsman, was born in Indore.
8/2/198432 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.
11/20/1907Railroad workers strike in India.
11/7/1958Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan.
12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.
2/13/1879Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
2/13/1879Guru Arjun Dev, Sikh Guru, was born.