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Historical Event on 10/5/1991

Ramnath Goenka, journalist and founder chairman of the Indian Express Newspapers Group, died at the age of 87 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1922Museum of Prince of Wales, situated at Mumbai, opened for public.
6/22/1910Mohommed Hussain `Azad', great Urdu poet, eassy writer and critic, died.
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.
11/8/1992Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award.
8/14/1968Pravin Kalyan Amre, cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), was born in Bombay.
1/12/1895Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, was born at Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh.
4/27/1919Ustad Allarakha Khan, great Tabla player, was born.
1/6/1976Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
2/9/2000The Madras High Court suspends the one-year jail sentence passed by a Special Court against the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, in the 'Pleasant Stay Hotel Case'.
4/7/2000The Delhi police unearth a multicrore cricket betting and match- fixing racket involving five South African cricketers, including the captain Hansie Cronje. A Delhi-based Indian operator Rajesh Kalra put behind bars.