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Historical Event on 5/5/1977

Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/25/1995Narsimha Rao, PM, addresses the 50th anniversary session of the UN.
8/18/1997Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.
8/2/1993Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I).
5/9/1995Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast.
8/6/1905Chittaranjan Das ""Desh Bandhu"", freedom fighter and advocate, started an organisation named ""Swadeshi Mandali"". He also founded magazine named Narayana in 1914 and a Bengali weekly in 1922 and the daily 'Forward'.
1/30/1947Gandhiji leaves Patna for Delhi. Mountbatten, new Viceroy, arrives in Delhi.
7/5/1946Ram Vilas Jamun Paswan was born in Shaharbanni, Distt. Khagaria (Bihar).
6/10/1832Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born.
10/22/1908John Sutton, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly), was born in Rawalpindi, India.
7/18/1993Rail, road traffic disrupted.