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Historical Event on 5/10/1957
Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/25/1927 | Leslie Claudius, India field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born. |
| 6/4/1959 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga. |
| 6/10/1955 | Prakash Padukone, internationally famous Badminton player, was born. |
| 2/10/1979 | Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh. |
| 10/12/1860 | Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, passed away at the age of 73. |
| 9/1/1928 | Arun Kumar Seal, educationist, was born at Vishnupur. |
| 2/3/1954 | Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi. |
| 4/16/1997 | Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta. |
| 11/6/2000 | Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister. |
| 7/31/1861 | 9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record. |
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