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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
7/4/1995Rajan Pillai, business tycoon and biscuit king of India, who was convicted by a Singapore court for multi-million dollar fraud, was arrested in New Delhi.
4/4/1990MI-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35, thus becoming a dedicated Attack Helicopter unit of the IAF.
12/17/1974Ustad Gulam Sabir, famous Sarangi player, died at Kanpur.
4/4/1999India routed China 5-0 in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I second round play-off in Calcutta.
5/22/1991Elections scheduled to be held on 23, 26 deferred to 12, 15 of June.
9/18/1909Kilachand Ramdas, famous merchant, was born.
1/18/1997SC says telephone tapping is violation of fundamental rights but permits it by government in special circumstances.
10/5/1997Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event.
12/27/1929Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin.
4/18/1993BJP issues white paper on Ayodhya.