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Historical Event on 5/5/1916

Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab.

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1/29/1997Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.
12/5/1992V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya.
8/18/1990President R Venkataraman presented the colours to the Officers Training Academy in recognition of their services to the Nation.
4/15/1976India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years.
4/2/1997A division bench of Mumbai High Court holds that a married woman of a joint Hindu family can stake a claim to her father's property.
10/17/1999Indian men bagged bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang.
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
9/24/1934Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai.
11/25/1990R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away.