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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 |
| 4/8/1897 | Henrich Von Stephan, famous General Postal Union and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 5/8/1990 | A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property. |
| 12/12/1971 | Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died. |
| 6/20/1995 | B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1). |
| 5/1/1996 | Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court. |
| 7/25/1997 | Kocheril Raman Narayanan (K. R. Narayanan) became the 10th President of India. |
| 3/16/1995 | K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget. |
| 7/23/1856 | Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, scholar, mathematician, philosopher, militant nationalist Indian leader and who helped lay the foundation for India's independence, was born at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. |
| 7/1/1879 | Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department. |
| 9/5/1659 | Queen Saibai, wife of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died. |
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