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Historical Event on 5/5/1989

Naval Tata, famous industrialist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1981Kerala under central rule.
8/10/2000Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
9/24/1938Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India.
3/4/1996King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit.
8/20/1991Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras.
10/19/1983Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
3/27/1966Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington.
10/26/1928R.S.Das, a law member of the Viceroy's council, died in Calcutta.
9/25/1999Eighth SAF Games inaugurated in Kathmandu.