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Historical Event on 5/9/1998

Playback singer Talat Mehmood, 75, passed away in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/11/1968Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj passed away. (Samadhee)
10/9/1997Forest brigand Veerappan kidnapped 21 persons and later released 13 tourists. He detained six people --Dr. Mythi of Indian Institute of Horticulture Research Centre, Bangalore, two drivers, pumpset attender and two photographers.
10/27/1937Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of 'Kirana Gharana', died.
4/3/1987S.H. Vatsyayan passed away.
8/1/1988Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991.
11/17/1994Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman.
1/20/1952Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
9/18/1965Communist government threatens dire consequences on discovering Indian bases on the Chinese side of the China-Sikkim frontier in China.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.
12/11/1843Robert Koch, famous French scientist, was born in Clausthal village, Germany.