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Historical Event on 5/5/1977
Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/22/1997 | Diana Hayden, 24-year-old Mumbai-born Miss India, beat 85 contestants from around the world to be crowned new 'Miss Universe' at Mahe in Seychelles. |
| 3/9/1836 | Navalram Lakshmiram Pandya, famous writer and Gujrati critic , was born. |
| 6/22/1975 | National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced. |
| 8/6/1951 | Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died. |
| 5/1/1940 | Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published. |
| 12/5/2000 | Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'. |
| 4/19/1950 | Shyama Prasad Mukherji resigned. He was the first Minister of Central Cabinet. |
| 6/17/1947 | Burma was adopted as republic by constitution assembly. |
| 5/25/1917 | Abdul Vavakunju Ummasalumma Khader, freedom fighter, was born in Kerala. He was hanged on September 10, 1943. |
| 3/12/1991 | Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray admits to an Opposition-sponsored motion for removal of the Supreme Court Judge V. Ramaswamy for alleged misappropriation of public funds, and sets up a three-Judge committee to investigate. |
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