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Historical Event on 5/5/1942

Henry Albert John Gidney, great leader and politician, died at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1964Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.
6/10/1928Papan Ramchand Panjabi, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1978-81, was born in Mumbai.
9/12/1905Anglo-Japanese treaty provides for Japan to help safeguard India at London.
1/18/1982Six thousand labor activists arrested in two days and national strike called in New Delhi.
6/23/1993Motilal Vohra made governor of UP.
12/12/1961Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.
3/18/1997Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires.
1/14/1994C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away.
2/10/1931Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.