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Historical Event on 5/5/1932
Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/18/1993 | Asit Sen, famous comedy actor and character artist, died. |
| 1/12/1948 | Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji. |
| 2/13/1994 | Dr. Krishnaprasad Mishra, 'Sahitya Academy Award' winner, Oria novelist and short story writer, passed away. |
| 11/9/1841 | Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born. |
| 5/20/1878 | Krishnashastri Chiplunkar, Marathi novelist and omnicent, passed away. |
| 4/21/1720 | Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General. |
| 10/23/1992 | The dissident ministers of Bangarappa government in Karnataka resign |
| 1/2/2000 | Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine. |
| 12/15/1749 | Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died. |
| 8/8/1991 | India and Soviet Union extend their treaty of peace, friendship and co-operation for 20 more years. |
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