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Historical Event on 5/7/1861

Guru Dev Rabindranath Thakur alias Tagore, novelist, painter, educationist and freedom fighter, was born in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1985Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the 'Beyond War' award.
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.
5/1/1997Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo.
1/1/1989India and Pakistan sign three agreements.
8/15/1965Television starts in New Delhi.
1/16/1916Amat Debananda, politician, was born in Balani village at Orissa .
10/9/1942Bibi Amar Kaur, freedom fighter, successfully hoisted the national flag at Jail Gate of Lahore. She was then arrested and send to Ambala Jail.
6/4/1959Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga.
1/6/1993India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.