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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 |
| 7/15/1980 | Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away. |
| 12/13/1991 | Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India. |
| 5/21/1935 | Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life. |
| 5/24/1990 | K. S. Hegde, former President of Parliament, passed away. |
| 3/26/1931 | New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies. |
| 1/15/1965 | Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras. |
| 11/24/1899 | Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first chief minister of Rajasthan state, was born at Jobner, Jaipur District. |
| 7/25/1938 | Gautam Kalicharan, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 10/26/1937 | Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born. |
| 1/3/1871 | Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died. |
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