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Historical Event on 7/5/1916
Archik Venkatesh Gopalkrishna, great poet, journalist and orator, was born at Dharwar, Mysore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/9/1999 | India's Manisha Malhotra won the $10,000 ITF women's circuit tournament at Harrisonburg, Virginia for her maiden tour title. |
| 2/20/1997 | RBI relaxes capital adequacy norms for commercial banks. |
| 4/24/1858 | Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels. |
| 5/15/1997 | Yaseen Malik, All-Party Hurriyat Conference leader, was released from Tihar jail. |
| 1/22/1858 | Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death. |
| 12/26/1991 | Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India. |
| 7/10/2000 | Pete Sampras wins his 7th singles Wimbledon title and his 13th Grand Slam title overtaking Roy Emerson's 12 titles. |
| 9/6/1995 | Salil Chaudhary, famous music director in Hindi film industry, passed away. |
| 9/1/1947 | Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored. |
| 2/24/1996 | S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India. |
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