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Historical Event on 9/5/1997

Mother Teresa, founder of Missionaries of Charity who was awarded with Nobel Prize (1979) and Bharat Ratna, died at the age of 87 due to heart attack late in the evening around 9:30 pm in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1884Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, was born at Radhu village of Kaira District.
5/15/1958Gift Tax Act was introduced.
5/18/1946Gandhiji discusses Plan with Cabinet Mission.
5/30/1887The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot.
5/30/1887Allau'd-din Khalji declared himself as King of Delhi after assissinating Jalal'ud-din Khalji. (19 0r 20).
6/29/1966Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous mathematics expert, died.
7/20/1969M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.
11/10/1994Dr. K. V. Putappa ""Kuvempu"", first Gyanpeet Awardee for literature and Kannad author, died at the age of 90 ye
8/1/1992S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993.
8/15/1947The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.