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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
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.
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
11/28/1997Seven-month-old United Front government, headed by Prime Minister I.K Gujral, bows out of office.
8/3/1970Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, first women career diplomat, appointed ambassador to Hungary.
3/4/1858J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands.
9/29/1836Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in Madras
12/8/1985The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8).
6/13/1996Govt. extends for another 2 years the ban imposed on LTTE w.e.f. 14/6/1996 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
5/8/1971Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79.
6/1/1959The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India.