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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
8/27/1918Nemichandra Jain, stage critic, was born.
1/23/1927Balasaheb Thackrey, Shiv Sena chief and Hindu Hriday Samrat, was born.
7/8/1954Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, inaugurated world's longest Bhakra-Nangal Dam canal at Punjab.
7/25/1961Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961.
4/28/1974Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.
9/14/1997Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue.
11/29/1948Assembly bans discrimination against untouchables.
8/7/1990Union Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service.
9/26/1996CBI chargesheeted Rao in St. Kitts case.