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Historical Event on 5/5/1942

Henry Albert John Gidney, great leader and politician, died at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/27/1870Sharmajivi Sangha was established in Calcutta by Sashipada Banerji.
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.
1/15/1988Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record.
7/6/1998Moshood Abiola, the detained Nigerian politician and presumed winner of the 1993 elections, died in Abuja.
6/4/1997Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service.
5/28/1989Kerala diocese of Marathakavalli was the first Christian priest in India.
5/11/1999Centre removes the West Bengal Governor A. R. Kidwai. The Arunachal Pradesh Governor Mata Prasad had also been asked to step down.
8/9/1963India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow.
10/12/1952Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand.
1/21/1980Assembly elections in Kerala; LDF wins absolute majority. E.K. Nayanar forms government in Kerala.