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Historical Event on 5/7/1994

Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1927World fliers reach Karachi, India.
3/3/2000Nitish Kumar, Samata Party leader, sworn in Bihar Chief Minister. Governor V.C. Pande's decision evokes widespread criticism.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
6/20/1946Gandhiji attends Working Committee meeting from 20-21 June.
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
10/23/1985Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN.
4/14/1979Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras.
1/31/2000All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged.
1/6/1999Shiv Sena activists dug up the Kotla pitch in Delhi with a view to prevent the Indo-Pakistan first Test which was to commence from Jan. 28.
7/15/1980Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away.