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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
1/26/1997Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.
1/31/1896Dattatray Ramchandra Bendre, Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award winner and Kannad poet, was born.
11/29/1798Neplus Naresh Fardinad Chaturth announced that they will fight against France.
8/1/1920Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindu leader, died at Bombay.
10/19/1875The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
2/12/1997Husain Quli, the new Governor of Bengal, defeated the rebels and put them to fight. Daud was captured and put to death.
3/12/1996Last session of the 10th Lok Sabha ends.
12/11/1687Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation.
8/12/1928The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.