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Historical Event on 5/5/1818

Karl Marx, great journalist, chief editor, writer and social worker, was born at Trier, Germany.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1994Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.
11/29/1926Prabhakar Narayan Padhye (Bhau Padhye), great journalist and litterateur, was born.
4/7/1998Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India.
1/3/1952India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization.
11/18/1901V. Shantaram alias Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, famous film maker and actor (Chitrapat Maharashi), was born.
6/17/1947Burma was adopted as republic by constitution assembly.
2/17/1698Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege.
9/26/1919Rotary Club's first Indian meeting was held.
11/17/1948Despite the scepticism on the part of the US and British advisers concerning the feasibility of the scheme, the first half-dozen HAL-reconditioned B-24s were ready by November 1948 and, on the 17th of that month, No. 5 Squadron was formed with these heavy bombers.
8/5/1965Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.