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Historical Event on 5/5/1972
Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/18/1997 | Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched. |
| 2/22/1913 | Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow. |
| 12/30/1803 | East India Comapny captured Dehli, Agra and Bharooch. |
| 3/11/1997 | Sadhana Mukherjee, a sex-worker from Calcutta, represents India at the first international conference on prostitution beginning in Los Angeles. |
| 12/12/2000 | J.H. Patel, (71), senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, died in Bangalore. |
| 5/6/1993 | Violence in Orissa state secretariat, CM manhandled. |
| 3/3/1930 | Untouchable people fought to enter the temple of 'Kala Rama' at Nasik. |
| 7/10/1965 | First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior. |
| 12/17/1877 | Feroz Shah died at Makka, Saudi. |
| 8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
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