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Historical Event on 5/5/1955

Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1923Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India.
10/31/1997Autonomous Prasar Bharati with enough muscle to get Government off its back is promised by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy, while announcing changes to Prasar Bharati Act in New Delhi.
2/9/1994Supreme Court sets aside disqualification (under anti-defection law in 1991) of former Goa CM Ravi Naik.
12/6/1907Revolutionaries looted Chingaripota station.
9/23/1911Rappal Sangmeshwar Krishnan, noted physics expert of India, was born.
3/7/1987Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 test runs in cricket a match against Pakistan at Ahmedabad.
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.
6/9/1834Dr. William Carey, great writer and social worker, died.
6/20/1946Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state.
2/20/1999Mr. Vajpayee travels to Lahore on the inaugural run of the bus between New Delhi and Lahore.