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Historical Event on 5/5/1994

Revolt against Nar Bahadur Bhandari government in Sikkim, Sanchaman Limboo elected new leader.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1902Pandit Lallu Ram appointed as Hindi Professor at Fort William College, Calcutta.
11/2/1950India rebukes Mao for invasion of Tibet.
2/1/1988The first Congress of the Indian Dental Association begins. (28-1-88).
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
5/4/1990Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
3/16/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
3/25/1928S. R. Kulkarni, leader of dock workers, was born.
7/4/1986Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.
8/29/1994Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.