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Historical Event on 5/5/1977

Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/6/1947Churchill opposes troop withdrawal from India at London.
12/15/1999The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd.
5/22/1997At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.
4/1/1976Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established.
4/21/1995Medium range 'Akash', surface-to-air-missile, flight trial successful.
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.
9/12/1932Vijaya Shriniwas Jahagirdas, famous Marathi story writer and poet, was born.
1/25/2000The Centre begins the process of privatising the country's domestic carrier, Indian Airlines, and also approves the sale of majority equity in Modern Foods India Limited.
4/12/1987V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place.
12/11/1991The centre notifies the interim order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal directing Karnataka to release 205 tmc ft of water to Tamil Nadu.