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Historical Event on 5/5/1942
Henry Albert John Gidney, great leader and politician, died at New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/31/1976 | Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
| 2/14/1996 | President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation. |
| 10/2/1954 | Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal. |
| 7/24/1911 | Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born. |
| 11/29/1999 | Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case. |
| 6/5/1973 | Madhav Sadashiv Golvalkar, politician and RSS chief, passed away. |
| 4/1/1930 | Government announced 15 yrs and 18 yrs as minimum marriageable age for girls and boys. This is presently remodified. |
| 10/21/1916 | Dinkarrai Dhirajlal Desai, cricket Test Umpire for 3 tests from 1955-57, was born in Gujarat. |
| 11/2/1885 | Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first great Marathi musical drama playwright, died. |
| 1/3/1978 | Chandrasekar takes 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win. |
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