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Historical Event on 5/5/1955

Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
3/31/1977N. K. Mukarji was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1980.
2/24/1948The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
6/24/1986Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.
12/19/2000A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city.
1/4/1995IAF batch (Angel of Mercy) returns from Somalia after 16 months of stay and 700 sorties.
3/8/1941Sir Jorge Abraham Gearson, philologist and archealogist, passed away.
12/28/1926Shirish Kumar, freedom figher, was born.