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Historical Event on 5/5/1989

Naval Tata, famous industrialist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/1967China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border.
5/9/1753Maharaja Surajmal attack on Delhi.
2/4/1991An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth.
2/3/1969Thiru Conjeevaram Natrajan Annadurai ""Anna"", a great patriot, writer, editor, orator, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the commencer of Dravid Movement, passed away. He was the key person in formation of Anna Dramuk Party.
6/18/1996CBI arrests Sanjeeva Rao, relative of Narasimha Rao, and Prakash Yadav, son of former Union Minister, in the urea scam.
12/21/1999The Manisana Wage Board for Journalists and Non-Journalists of Newspapers presents tentative proposals to the Government.
12/1/1965Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan.
6/1/1945Tata Fundamental Research Institute was established.
4/3/1914Sam Hormuj Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal, was born. He was better known as ""Sam Manekshaw"".
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.