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Historical Event on 5/9/1995

Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/6/1889Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist and leader, was born.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
12/4/1959Power Project was signed betwen India and Nepal, an agreement on the Gandak Irrigation.
11/5/1907Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions.
4/8/1994Dr. Wilfred D'Souza re-installed as Goa CM.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
3/16/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
4/15/1946Triumphant over flesh and pain they passed away our day of peace to Cain. The original memorial was erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
5/27/1997Sri Lanka claims Independence Cup, winning the second match in the best-of-three finals in Calcutta.
12/13/2000Vikram Sood is appointed new RAW Chief.