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Historical Event on 5/7/1958
Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/7/1995 | Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court. |
| 10/18/1712 | Jeremias Van Riemsdijk, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1775-77), was born. |
| 6/28/1928 | Baburao Sadvelkar, famous painter, was born. |
| 7/20/1969 | Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President. |
| 7/4/1897 | Alluri Seetaram Raju, freedom fighter, was born in a Kshatriya clan in Andhra Pradesh. He is rememberred as one of the great sons of India in the annals of Indian history who fought valiantly for his motherland in the early period of the freedom movement. |
| 6/4/1997 | Defence Ministry denies Washington Post's report that India has deployed Prithvi missile on Punjab border with Pakistan. |
| 7/10/1909 | Gandhiji arrives in London with the assistance of Lord Ampthill and works ceaselessly to educate influential British leaders and the public, and also to move Imperial authorities. |
| 8/30/1994 | The ruling CPC-led Left Front captures large majority of gram panchayat seats in Tripura civic polls. |
| 1/15/1784 | Sir William Jones, Judge and linguist, and Sir Warren Hastings established the Asiatic Society of Bengal at Calcutta. This was the first scholastic institution. |
| 7/28/1914 | Japanese boat 'Kamagata Maru' was compelled to deport to India from Vancouver, Canada. The ship was boarded with active freedom fighters who were against the British Government. |
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