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Historical Event on 5/5/1955

Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/12/1997India Seniors lift Challenger Trophy cricket title.
10/23/1943Netaji Subash Chandra Bose inaugurated the Rani Jhansi Brigade in Azad Hind Army and announced war against the British Empire.
10/31/1997Autonomous Prasar Bharati with enough muscle to get Government off its back is promised by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy, while announcing changes to Prasar Bharati Act in New Delhi.
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
11/27/1881Kashi Prasad Jayaswal, great lawyer, philosopher and eminent historian, was born at Mirzapur, UP.
7/21/1977K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
9/22/1996Passport seekers are given an option of 10 years (Rs. 300) or 20 years (Rs. 600) period.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut.
2/20/1982The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
9/6/1905Satyacharan Chaterjee, great Indian Geologist, was born.