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Historical Event on 4/5/1993

G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1895Guru Baksha Singh, modern Punjabi litterateur was born.
8/19/1976Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.
7/16/1991Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%.
7/16/1991Mughal conqueror Babur Shah (1483-1530) defeats Ibrahim Lodi II, the Lodi Sultan of Delhi, and captures Delhi and the Koh-i-noor diamond, in the First Battle of Panipat. He founded the Mughal dynasty in India (1526-1761), consolidated by his grandson Akbar.
6/26/1982First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay).
4/1/1992ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect.
3/18/1992Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away.
9/22/1970Bandopadhyay Shardendu, modern Bengali poet, died.
5/1/1879Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission.
9/3/1983U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.