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Historical Event on 5/5/1916
Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/29/2000 | The Government raises the prices of petroleum products across- the-board while cutting import and excise duties on crude oil, diesel and motor spirit (petrol). |
| 3/29/1996 | SC asks All India Indira Congress to modify its name as All Indira Congress (Tiwari). |
| 6/17/1991 | Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies. |
| 7/25/1992 | R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President. |
| 12/28/1926 | Shirish Kumar, freedom figher, was born. |
| 3/20/1926 | For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London. |
| 8/2/1935 | The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India. |
| 1/25/1914 | Gandhi reaches agreement with South African Union govt. on treatment of Indian nationals at South Africa. |
| 7/15/1987 | Rajiv Gandhi,Congress President, expels V. C. Shukla, Arif Mohammed Khan and Arun Nehru from Congress for anti-party activities. |
| 11/15/1982 | S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died. |
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