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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
9/9/1991Gold ornaments pledged by the Goans to the Portugese bank returned to owners.
3/3/1996Haryana govt. bans liquor vends and bars in rural areas.
3/9/1650Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away.
1/1/1880Money order system was introduced.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".
12/11/1971The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent.
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
4/7/1997Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan finalise preparations for a new trade bloc called 'Growth Quadrangle'.
3/21/1995Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970.