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Historical Event on 5/5/1916
Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/3/1997 | Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi. |
| 9/14/1991 | Assam declared 'disturbed area', army launches 'Operation Rhino' against ULFA militants. |
| 5/24/2000 | The Supreme Court rejects the proposal for setting up benches outside Delhi. |
| 7/17/1930 | Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison. |
| 9/4/1825 | Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'. |
| 7/24/1993 | Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha. |
| 3/12/1992 | India and the US decide to hold joint naval exercises in the Indian ocean. |
| 6/22/1994 | L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died. |
| 11/7/1990 | National Front Government headed by V. P. Singh loses confidence motion in the Lok Sabha (151-356). Singh tenders his resignation and this is the end of 11-month-old National Front Government. |
| 9/27/1907 | Bhagat Singh, the legendary revolutionary, was born at Banga in West Punjab, Layalpur now in Pakistan. |
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