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Historical Event on 7/5/1981

Rajan Mahadevan recites 31,811 digits of ¦(pie) from memory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1995L.K.Advani unanimously re-elected BJP president for the fourth time in New Delhi.
9/24/1873Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'.
5/29/1933Kishorilal Goswami, famous Hindi novelist, passed away.
10/21/1947The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
3/1/1960National Aeronautical Research Laboratory moves to Bangalore with offices at Palace Road and Jayamahal Road. It soon becomes National Aeronautical Laboratory. Dr Nilakantan invites Dr D M Rao to lead the 4 ft tunnel project.
2/18/1975Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away.
12/23/1992Varma Commission indicts IB, the Centre and Tamil Nadu police for failure to protect Rajiv Gandhi.
8/1/2000Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik.
12/20/1987Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup .