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Historical Event on 5/5/1929

Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1964Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta.
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
9/16/1997Rajeev Balakrishnan sets 100m national mark in the ITC International Athletics meet.
10/18/2000Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Communications Minister, announces relief for phone users. New links to cost Rs. 2,000 in urban areas and Rs. 500 in rural areas.
3/3/1989Gwal Pahari in Haryana switched on the solar energy centre of the first pilot 50 kilowatt solar power plant.
6/12/1960783 Sikhs are arrested while demonstrating for an independent Sikh state in New Delhi.
12/17/1974Ustad Gulam Sabir, famous Sarangi player, died at Kanpur.
6/27/2000Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, launches National Initiative for child protection of which childline is an integral part.
6/3/1997Four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) join I K Gujral cabinet.
11/11/2000Mohun Bagan wins the Durand Cup in New Delhi.