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Historical Event on 7/5/1970

Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1872Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex.
12/26/1985Rajiv Gandhi and Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq meet in Delhi and agree not to attack nuclear plants in each other's country.
9/13/1948Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel took police action on Hyderabad for anti national policy's of Nijam of Hyderabad and Rijvi Rajakar's.
6/8/1897Manindranath Basu, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born.
6/8/1897Badauni Abdul Kadir, famous Muslim historian, was born.
8/30/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announced a package for small units raising the ceiling on loans from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs. For the handloom sector, a separate scheme costing Rs. 447 crores was also finalised.
7/26/1975Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations.
1/17/1997Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.
10/2/1930Jayasinghrao Mansingrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact), was born in Panchgani, Maharashtra.
8/18/1920Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding.