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Historical Event on 5/10/1981

The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay).

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1937Muhammad Jaffer, great Indian Hockey player, was born.
6/20/1946Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state.
10/24/1994The Supreme Court refused to answer Presidential reference on Ayodhya and acquisition of disputed land was upheld.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
9/20/1989IPKF suspends its operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka. LTTE, in turn, ceases all operations against the Indian armed forces.
9/18/1917Sher Singh, educationist and politician, was born at Baghpur (Haryana).
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
12/28/1921Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
11/12/1969Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I).
6/4/1947Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.