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Historical Event on 5/7/1958
Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1893 | Srijiva Nyayatirtha Bhattacharya, famous writer and educationist, was born Bhatpara, West Bengal. |
| 11/20/1969 | Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut vs Australia in Kanpur. |
| 2/13/1999 | The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal. |
| 9/6/1993 | CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M). |
| 5/13/1857 | Sir Ronald Ross, bacteriologist, member of Indian Medical service, Nobel awardee and editor of 'Science Progress', was born at Almora, UP. |
| 3/28/1914 | Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement. |
| 2/1/1785 | Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time. |
| 4/3/1670 | Tanaji Malusure, right hand of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, passed away during the battle of Singhgad fort. |
| 1/19/1990 | Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns. |
| 7/7/1997 | Armed Kuki militants shot dead 25 persons and injured five seriously in an attack on Paites village in Manipur. |
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