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Historical Event on 5/6/1910
Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, died suddenly of pneumonia at Buckingham Palace tonight. He ruled Britain for nine years. Power passed immediately to his son George, the Prince of Wales, who will rule as King George V. The 68-year-old monarch's sudden death threw his country into a state of shock. Edward had apparently caught a cold during a visit the past weekend to the wet grounds of his estate at Sandringham.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/16/1950 | Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 7/5/1997 | Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president. |
| 9/3/1993 | Pawar resigns from Lok Sabha to take up the newly won Maharashtra Legislative Council seat. |
| 6/21/1814 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, Governor General of East Indian Company, died. |
| 7/31/1993 | Zafar Saifullah was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1994. |
| 10/5/1997 | Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998) |
| 10/5/1997 | Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India, was born. |
| 12/25/1861 | Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, freedom fighter and founder of Banaras Hindu University, was born at Allahabad. |
| 9/27/1760 | Mir Zafar was deposed and his son-in-law Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. He ruled till July 7, 1763. |
| 3/23/1913 | Indian Muslim Conference passes resolution demanding immediate self-government. |
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