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Historical Event on 5/10/1917

Ramanand Maru Amin, great novelist, was born in Baloor, Mangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1993Allahabad court allows 'darshan' at Ayodhya.
5/1/1972All fuel coal mines were nationalised.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
4/6/1980Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.
3/19/1907Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.
12/28/1981Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children.
6/29/1991A 32-member Left Front cabinet led by Jyoti Basu sworn in in West Bengal.
3/6/2000India and China begin the first ever bilateral security dialogue in Beijing on global and regional issues of mutual interest.
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.
2/20/1846Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore.