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Historical Event on 5/5/1971

India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/18/1933Gandhiji commences at noon 21 days' fast for self-purification; released unconditionally at 9 p.m.
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
10/10/1970Union Government ruled out judicial probe into the death of the late PM Lal Bahadur Shastri.
8/29/1998Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated.
9/4/1921British govt. sends ultimatum to rebels in India, demanding their surrender within 48 hrs, at Madras.
1/31/1994Punjab and Haryana High Court orders plastic surgery to remove 'Jebkatri' (pickpocket) tattooed on the forehead of four women by Amritsar Police.
10/29/1996Kamini' (Kalpakkam Mini), a 30 KW research reactor which uses man-made Uranium-233 as fuel and the only working reactor of its kind in the world, attains 'criticality'.
3/24/1992Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls.
2/19/1670Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha, was born.
5/12/1955The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.