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Historical Event on 5/5/1977

Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1994H.D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader, assumes office as CM of Karnataka.
1/26/1915Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was born at Nungkao village, Manipur State.
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.
12/26/1921Nurul. S. Hasan, educationist and statesman, was born at Lucknow (U.P).
2/20/1929K. B. Ramaswamy, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-84, was born at Tamil Nadu.
2/28/1859Surbhi, farmer lady of Dholi Bavli, Central India, who was arrested for helping her son Bheema Nayak in the freedom movement and was jailed in Mahamandaleshwar jail, passed away.
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.
12/9/1873Lord Northbrook, Viceroy and Governor General of India laid the foundation stone of the building.
5/7/1994Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.
12/6/1946Homeguard Organination was established.