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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
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
4/3/1984Sikh terrorists kill a member of Parliament in his home in New Delhi.
4/21/1955Avadi session of the Indian National Congress adopts a socialistic pattern of society for India.
8/23/1958Marathwada University was started.
6/30/1931June Thorburn, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), was born in Kashmir, India.
11/1/1978Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was converted from College of Agriculture to University.
2/18/1941There was a minor revolt in Royal Indian Navy which in now known as Indian Navy.
12/23/2000The Centre gives a green signal to West Bengal Government's proposal to rename Calcutta as ''Kolkata''.
3/15/1936Vasudevrao Apurao Changre, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
9/22/1992Indo-British Extradition Treaty signed in London.