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Historical Event on 3/5/1991

Congress threatens to withdraw support to the minority government of Chandrasekhar on the issue of police surveillance in Rajiv Gandhi's residence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1992India and the US decide to hold joint naval exercises in the Indian ocean.
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
8/20/1996India defeat Pakistan in Under-15 World Challenge Final at Lord's, England.
8/1/1993Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan protegee, assumes office as NAL's fourth Director.
3/28/1916Ramkrishna Pillai, journalist and social reformer, passed away.
1/15/1656Chhatrapati Shivaji conquered Javali state.
10/27/1947Indian Governments accepts King of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Harisingh's accession merging Jammu and Kashmir in India and sends its troops. Accession of Jammu and Kashmir was then officially announced. No. 12 Sqn was to initiate the remarkable feat of air-lifting the first Sikhs from Palam onto the rough and dusty Srinagar airstrip without planning or reconnaissance as the initial Indian response to the sizeable insurgent forces that were pouring across the border into Jammu and Kashmir.
9/23/1967P. S. Vaidya, great Indian ODI pace bowler (1995-96), was born.
1/16/1995Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation.
7/8/1930The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London.