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Historical Event on 5/5/1947

Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1997Govt. not to print Re. 1 , Rs. 2 & Rs. 5 currency notes any more, as these three denominations have been coinised.
2/24/1936Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away.
9/25/1990L. K. Advani, BJP President, starts his Somnath Temple, Ayodhya Rath Yathra.
2/8/1881Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.
2/16/1931Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.
2/12/1998Om Prakash, 78, Hindi film comedian, passed away in Mumbai.
11/6/1946Gandhiji leaves for Noakhali; issues statement on ""Partial Fast"". Noakhali tour beg
7/1/1856In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.
1/6/1987Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust.
12/15/1976Daily newspaper ""Lokmat"" published it's first Jalgaon edit