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Historical Event on 5/5/2000
Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/28/1895 | Bagal Bhai Madhavrao Khanderao, freedom fighter, author and painter, was born. |
| 3/27/1767 | Khanderao Holkar, one of the Generals in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
| 11/16/2000 | The Government to reduce equity holding in nationalised banks from 51 per cent to 33 per cent. |
| 1/22/1998 | Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra. |
| 1/22/1998 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 8/1/1986 | Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced. |
| 3/25/1999 | Arathi Ponnappa,Former National tennis champion, called it quits from competitive tennis in Bangalore. |
| 9/19/2000 | Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics. |
| 5/6/1997 | 12 persons killed and eight seriously injured in two blasts in east Delhi. |
| 10/30/1928 | Madhav Vinayak Gothoskar, cricket Test umpire for 14 tests from 1972-84, was born in Mumbai. |
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