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Historical Event on 5/5/1986

Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/28/1985The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87).
12/27/1976The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
10/30/1963Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, nationalist, freedom fighter and social worker, died at Madurai.
4/18/1992Russia suspends transfer of rocket technology to India.
6/27/1995Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP.
11/16/1962Chinese troops launch a major offensive in the frontier war.
1/11/1994Shankarrao Savekar, veteran cameraman of film industry, passed away.
12/27/1931150 are arrested following 'red shirt' riots in the N.W. Frontier province.
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
10/20/1998Security forces unearth 770 kg of RDX and plastic explosives in the Tangmay area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir.