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Historical Event on 10/5/1997

Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1985M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89).
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.
6/21/1988Sikh activist bombers kill 30 in Amritsar.
2/3/1988INS Chakra was inducted in the Indian Navy when the first Soviet SSN Victor 1 class nuclear propelled submarine and India joined the maritime nuclear powers.
5/17/1993Ravi Naik, Goa CM, resigns; Dy. CM Wilfred D'Souza elected to succeed.
3/9/1897Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official).
4/29/2000The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration.
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
4/1/1989Bengal regains Santosh Trophy by beating Kerala.
3/21/1997Seven Kashmiri Pandits gunned down by militants in Sangrampura.