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Historical Event on 5/8/1997

Mumbai High Court holds that Christian women can seek divorce on the sole ground of being subjected to cruelty and need not prove infedidelity on the part of their husbands or desertion.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1999Brij Bhupinder Singh alias Lalli, former Punjab Minister, was arrested on charges of fraud and disappropriation of public funds.
6/16/1920Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born.
1/1/1920Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.
7/5/1993Supreme Court dismisses the stay petition of Union Government regarding lifting of ban on the RSS and the Bajrang Dal by the Babri Tribunal.
8/18/1945Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose left Saigon and is believed to have died in a Japanese aeroplane crash at Taihoku Airport in Taiwan.
1/21/1993Chander Pal at Bangalore sets record for High Jump in 2.17.
4/30/1977Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.
8/29/1998Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated.
6/23/1992Tin Bigha Day protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh.
3/16/1901Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.