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Historical Event on 7/10/1991

C. G. Pandit, famous scientist and Padmabhushan awardee, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1606Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir.
10/6/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
8/7/1941Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc.
6/2/1990Union Government set up a tribunal to settle the Cauvery water issue between Tamil Nadu & Karnataka.
2/21/1899Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born.
8/25/1960Olympics opened at Rome.
12/20/1978Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.
6/11/2000Assailants gun down 12 upper caste persons, including eight of a family in Bihar's Nawada district.
8/1/2000Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik.
9/3/1997Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court directs the state government to pay an ex-gratia of Rs. 50,000 to the family of a college student, who had committed suicide following ragging in the hostel.