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Historical Event on 5/7/1990

Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1998Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai.
1/14/1995Ban on VHP re-imposed.
3/9/1974Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away.
11/18/1964Dharam Vira was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27-06-1966
2/22/1905Purushotamsing Bajaj, industrialist and social worker, was born at Shikarpur (Sind).
11/29/1961First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
1/4/1889Judge M. Patanjali Sastri, Chief Justice of India, was born.
7/5/1997Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president.
9/6/1993CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M).