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Historical Event on 5/5/1947

Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1917Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born.
10/31/1984Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
8/8/1949India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
1/16/1992For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.
11/2/1885Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first great Marathi musical drama playwright, died.
2/2/1978The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).
1/22/1992Government raises Suzuki share in Maruti to 50 per cent making it the first public sector company to go private.
1/2/1943Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life.
2/14/2000The Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court judgment quashing the State Government's Ashraya scheme for providing plots to the poor.
12/16/1990Dr. M. Channa Reddy resigned as Andhra Pradesh CM.
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