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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 |
| 8/8/1942 | 'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle. |
| 6/6/1922 | Gopalan Morappakam Joysam, cricketer, was born at Maduranthakan, in Tamil Nadu. He received the Padmashree in 1964. |
| 12/3/1998 | Maganbhai Kasundra, (50), Gujarat Minister, dies following a heart attack at his residence in Gandhinagar. |
| 1/26/1950 | Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath. |
| 6/15/1908 | Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened. |
| 11/22/1971 | Indian 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. |
| 5/22/1970 | Vijayanand Patnaik established political party `Utkar Congress'. |
| 12/14/1955 | Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, died in Bombay. |
| 12/6/1987 | MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force. |
| 5/9/1998 | Playback singer Talat Mehmood, 75, passed away in Mumbai. |
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