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Historical Event on 5/5/1971

India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1998Laloo Yadav, RJD president, and BSP chief Kanshi Ram launch a seven-party ""Jan Morcha"".
3/21/1998Jaswant Singh is appointed Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission after the resignation of Prof. Madhu Dandavate.
2/14/1996Supreme Court orders CBI probe into a housing scam in which 8,700 govt. houses were allotted out-of-turn.
9/29/2000Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari.
5/17/2000The Union Cabinet clears a proposal for setting up a new appellate tribunal for foreign exchange following the repeal of the FERA and the enactment of FEMA in its place.
8/25/1965Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1988-89), was born in Delhi.
3/7/1934Nariman Jamshedji Contractor ""Nari Contractor"", cricketer (Indian batsman & captain) was born in Godhra, Gujarat.
10/11/1996Supreme Court ruling on change of venue of Rao's trial.
8/30/1645Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty.
2/1/1855East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.