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Historical Event on 5/5/1977

Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/11/1999Supreme Court confirms the death sentence on four of the 26 accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, reduces to life imprisonment the sentence on three others and acquits the remaining 19.
5/11/1999Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
3/24/1993Six of Memon family escape to Karachi.
3/26/1972The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri.
12/3/1989Mulayam Singh Yadav named UP CM.
12/3/1989Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"".
9/19/1950U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York.
5/17/1999Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.
6/23/1992Tin Bigha Day protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh.