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Historical Event on 5/5/1818

Karl Marx, great journalist, chief editor, writer and social worker, was born at Trier, Germany.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1943Rasbehari Bose handed over the command of 'Azad Hind Fauz' to Netaji Subhashchandra Bose at Singapore.
8/23/1986B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.
10/9/1978Asian Games begin in Bangkok.
9/28/1964The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border.
9/23/1999India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control.
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.
4/5/1919India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes.
1/12/1708Shahu was crowned as the Maratha ruler. Shahu, son of Sambhaji, entered Satara and released Aurangzeb's son Azam the previous year.
1/12/1708Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi.
10/31/1885St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.