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Historical Event on 10/5/1990

Parliament passed the 76th Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months from November 10, 1990.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
10/23/1934Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress.
4/29/1924Purushottam Ramchandra Behr, famous writer and Editor of Marathi literature, was born.
12/28/1972C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died.
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
11/16/1983Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game.
5/13/1996M. Karunanidhi (DMK) sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
8/29/1612Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.
11/6/2000Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta.