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Historical Event on 10/5/1878
First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/1/1954 | French settlements in India pass under Indian control. |
| 11/27/1994 | Shyam Vyas, veteran Hindi story writer, passed away. |
| 1/8/1993 | FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500. |
| 6/17/1928 | Pandit Gop Bandhu Das, famous writer, social worker and the creator of Orissa, passed away. |
| 6/19/1901 | Raj Chandra Bose, Indian mathematician and statistician, was born at Hosangabad in Madhya Pradesh. He made many valuable contributions to the subject. He discovered new codes for telecommunication. In 1976, America's highest honour to a scientist came to Bose as he was elected Fellow of the US Academy of Sciences. |
| 4/7/1929 | England's Imperial Airways had extended its flight to London-Karachi instead of London-Kahira. It was the first commercial air service in undivided India. |
| 9/24/1997 | I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting. |
| 2/8/1881 | Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born. |
| 3/25/1999 | Arathi Ponnappa,Former National tennis champion, called it quits from competitive tennis in Bangalore. |
| 7/17/1987 | V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India. |
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