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Historical Event on 5/8/1997

Mumbai High Court holds that Christian women can seek divorce on the sole ground of being subjected to cruelty and need not prove infedidelity on the part of their husbands or desertion.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/27/1958Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
11/19/1962Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi.
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
12/22/1928An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.'
11/20/1946Gandhiji starts tour without party.
3/19/1911Santosh Kumar Ganguly, cricket test empire and 10 test 1955-65, was born in Bengal. He also played Hockey and Football. He is the aurthor of ""Manual of Cricket Umpires"" and ""Technique of Umpiring Hockey"".
5/20/1992Jayalalitha sacks R. M. Veerappan from her cabinet in Tamil Nadu.
1/31/1996Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune.
12/12/1964HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight.
11/28/1990President's rule imposed in Assam. Assembly kept in suspended animation. United Liberation Front of Assam and National Socialist Council of Nagaland banned.