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Historical Event on 5/5/1992

Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1990JD-BJP coalition government in Gujarat, Chimanbhai Patel to become CM; Sharad Pawar in Maharashtra and Bhairon Singh Shekhewat of BJP to head the BJP-JD coalition government in Rajasthan.
9/14/1932Durgavati Devi aka Durga Bhabhi, an revolutionary and freedom fighter, was born.
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
3/29/1914Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram came in India.
12/1/1966Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian Union.
2/12/1882Satyendranath Dutt, famous Bengali poet, was born.
7/1/1999K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow.
2/1/1797Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.
9/9/1944Mahatma Gandhi conducted several talks between 9th September to 27the September with Mohammed Ali Jinnah regarding Pakistan.
8/28/1997Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics.