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Historical Event on 5/10/1985
P. N. Bhagawati appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/11/1999 | Gopalakrishna Gandhi, former High Commissioner to South Africa, is conferred the honorary doctorate by the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. |
| 2/3/1986 | Pope John Paul II meets Mother Teresa at Calcutta. |
| 1/16/1938 | Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away. |
| 8/21/1997 | Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India. |
| 8/18/1951 | Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal. |
| 4/9/1999 | K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur. |
| 11/5/1999 | Malcom Marshall, legendary West Indian fast bowler, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after battling colon cancer for over six months. |
| 2/6/1949 | India to nationalize the estate of Nizam, the world's richest man, from Hyderabad. |
| 11/18/1772 | Madhav Rao Peshwa (the 4th peshwa ruler) died at the age of 28. Narayanrao succeeded him. |
| 2/1/1827 | Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club. |
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