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Historical Event on 5/5/1946
Simla Conference in session from May 5 to May 12; Gandhiji's deliberations prove anfractuous.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1772 | Divani and Faujdary courts seperated by East India Company. |
| 10/1/1990 | Constitution's 75th amendment bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months fails through the first stage in Lok Sabha for want of a simple majority. |
| 11/17/1953 | Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away. |
| 2/17/1618 | First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court. |
| 11/1/1990 | JD Government in Gujarat, headed by Chimanbhai Patel, defeats no-confidence motion with Congress (I) support. |
| 1/8/1925 | Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"". |
| 12/14/1999 | India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test. |
| 10/26/1930 | Dr. Waldemar Modecal Haffkine, famous scientist, bacteriologist and professor, died in Paris. He had invented the Cholera vaccine in 1893 and a vaccine for Plague in 1897 at the Grant Medical College, Bombay. |
| 8/16/1997 | Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India. |
| 2/1/1917 | Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal. |
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