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Historical Event on 7/5/1916

Archik Venkatesh Gopalkrishna, great poet, journalist and orator, was born at Dharwar, Mysore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1996Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97).
5/28/1968Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a ""jivanmukta"" (liberated soul) or ""Aghoreshwar"" and his spiritual state has been described as ""Shambhavi Avastha"" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense "Sadhana". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.
5/2/1907Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to the Punjab.
3/17/1997A Delhi court sentences former Union Minister Kalpnath Rai to 10 years RI.
2/26/1996Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM.
5/7/1907The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market.
12/4/1910Motilal, famous film actor, was born.
10/18/19921,000 police personnel occupy the Golden Temple in Amritsar to keep Punjab separatists away.
1/6/1987Jaidev, famous music director, passed away.
9/19/1990Planning Commission announces 8th Five-Year Plan proposals with a total outlay of Rs. 610,000 crore.