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Historical Event on 5/9/1995

Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1994The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force.
3/8/1995Dr. Duranand Kanhan Pillai, great litterateur of Malyali language, died.
12/14/1999G.M.C. Balayogi, Lok Sabha speaker, presents a draft for over Rs. 32 lakhs to the Prime Minister for the Kargil Fund.
2/20/1929K. B. Ramaswamy, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-84, was born at Tamil Nadu.
12/3/1991Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time .
4/10/1996Delhi High Court bans the import of toxic waste in India.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
9/27/1990Kabita Garari sets record for 10 Km W (Women) in 48.10 at Beijing Asian Games.
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
9/23/1983Supreme Court upholds execution of criminals through hanging by rope.