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Historical Event on 7/5/2000
The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/1983 | Rajiv Gandhi, 48, who was chosen to succeed his assassinated mother, was sworn in as Prime Minister in New Delhi today. Across the Jamuna River, in a Sikh slum, evidence was found of the enormous political problems the new Prime Minister faced. The bodies of at least 95 Sikhs were discovered. The Indian army had also been ordered into nine other cities. Religious warfare between Sikhs and Hindus had claimed at least 1,000 lives since Indira Gandhi was assassinated. The security guards who killed her were both Sikhs. US Secretary of State George Shultz, who attended the funeral, assured the new Prime Minister of US interest in a ""strong and stable India."" US-Indian relations had been strained recently because of United States support for Pakistan. Shultz called for a ""renewed positive trend"" in re |
| 4/24/1998 | India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final. |
| 7/20/1905 | First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India. |
| 7/20/1905 | Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan of Lodi tribe, marched down upon Delhi. |
| 7/16/1991 | Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%. |
| 6/1/1955 | India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force. |
| 1/18/1999 | Gul Panag (20) from Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India Universe at the Miss India 1999 beauty pageant in Pune. |
| 4/10/1996 | The marketing of Salman Rushdie's novel 'The Moor's Last Sigh' in India was cleared by the Central govt. |
| 12/26/1925 | Krishna G. Ginde, great musician and singer, was born. |
| 8/9/1788 | Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife. |
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