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Historical Event on 10/5/1805

Lord Charles Cornwallis, Governor General, died of ill health at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
8/19/1992K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
9/10/1977The Planning Commission decides to introduce the Rolling Plan concept.
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9/25/1997BAI-IBC dispute resolved.
2/24/1880Satyanarayan, great poet of Kannada language, was born.
2/26/1972President Varahgiri Venkat Giri inaugurated the Vikram Earth Satellite Station at Wardha near Arvi.
8/15/1947Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy.