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Historical Event on 5/5/1977

Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1995Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
8/21/1997Government extends the provision of the payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 to all those societies and trusts which employed 10 or more people.
7/3/1991Rupee devalued again from 10.58 to 10.96\% .
9/30/1999A B Vajpayee, Prime Minister, calls upon the people at an election campaign in Lucknow to give him a five-year term.
4/13/1796The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India.
6/9/1923K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born.
3/28/1941Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta.
7/7/1997Armed Kuki militants shot dead 25 persons and injured five seriously in an attack on Paites village in Manipur.
6/20/1957Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died.
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.