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Historical Event on 5/7/1994

Ustad Jahiruddin Dagar Nasir, famous classical singer of Dhrupad-Dhamar, passed away at the age of 62 in Bareilly.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/27/1859Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born.
12/1/1989Dr. Chenna Reddi (Congress-I) becomes CM of Andhra Pradesh.
8/3/1970Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, first women career diplomat, appointed ambassador to Hungary.
6/30/1997Joginder Singh, CBI Director, was given marching orders bringing his 11-month-old controversial tenure to sudden end. R. C. Sharma, Special Director, took over.
12/10/1990Dr. L. P. Barbosa, Goa CM, resigns following withdrawal of support by Maharashta Gomantak Party.
9/8/1960Feroz Gandhi, a prominent member of the Lok Sabha,died in New Delhi.
10/11/1927Sarojini Regani, great journalist, was born at Secunderabad.
6/6/1903A full length theatre plays like 'Bankimchandrer Sitararn', 'Alibaba' , 'Bhramar', 'Hariraj' , 'Sarla' and 'Buddhadeb' were released at Classic Theatre. These plays were picturised by Hiralal Sen with support of great dramatist Amar Nath Dutt. The main roles were performed by Amar Dutt, N.C. Basu and Kusum Kumari and rest of the characters belonged to the Classic Theatre of Calcutta. They received a great applause from the audience.
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
11/24/1919Gandhiji presides over All-India Khilafat conference at Delhi.