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Historical Event on 7/5/1968

Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1931Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fighters and revolutionaries, were hanged for assasination of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Central Jail at Lahore. Bhagat Singh and his associates showed no signs of any fear as they kissed the noose, chanting ""Inquilab Zindabad"" (long live the revolution).
4/15/1942George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
12/21/1999Kushabhau Thakre, BJP president, said that Ayodhya issue was a 'programme' and not an ideology of the party.
1/11/1991Five JD ministers at the Centre disqualified by Speaker Rabi Ray on the basis of anti-defection law.Five disqualified ministers who tendered their resignation were asked to continue in office by the PM.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
11/5/1998India and Pakistan agree to continue their talks on the Tulbul navigator project on the Jhelum in Kashmir, despite differences over various provisions of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.
7/13/1950Nehru asks Stalin and Acheson to restore peace in Korea.
7/9/2000India clinches the inaugural Asian Cricket Council under-15 championship in Kuala Lumpur.
12/1/1932A round-table conference on India fails to reach an agreement at London.
8/6/1920'Shakuntala' made by Oriental Film Mfg. Co. was released.