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Historical Event on 10/5/1868

Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
6/13/196660 people were killed in a collision between two suburban trains of Bombay.
12/25/1969India all out for 163 at Madras vs Australia, Ashley Mallett takes 5-91.
1/16/1942Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
8/13/1784East India Company was appointed as the centralised Regulatory Authority through India by Pitt's India Act, which was accepted in British Parliament in England.
12/12/1921Gandhi organizes a complete boycott of Prince of Wales's visit to Allahabad.
4/5/1944221 Advance Base Depots laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks and succeeded in safe evacuation of Ordnance stores to an alternate site.
6/18/1979Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.
5/22/1940Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970).
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.