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Historical Event on 5/5/1932

Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/19/1910Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
9/30/1961Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.
2/22/1997Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.
6/22/1940Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders.
3/11/1784Tipu Sultan and Britishers signed the treaty at Mangalore which is known as the Mangalore treaty.
9/1/1896Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta.
8/11/1961Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in the 60s), was born in Bombay.
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.
3/17/1991The first Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-IA completes three years of successful operation. (18-3-91).