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Historical Event on 7/5/2000

Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1948Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, delivered his maiden speech in United Nations Organisation (U.N.O.) General Assembly.
10/16/1959National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.
10/29/1988Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, freedom fighter and political leader, passed away.
2/2/1965Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission.
3/14/1883Karl Marx, great journalist, chief editor, writer and social worker, died in London.
8/4/1931Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay.
6/11/1932Minu Modi, famous industrialist, was born.
10/17/1940Mahatma Gandhi called for Individual Satyagrah and Vinoba Bhave started it.
11/22/1971Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days.
4/8/1950Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact.