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Historical Event on 10/5/1997

Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1992World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition, temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain; Advani, Joshi, Singhal arrested; Nation observes 'bandh'.
9/11/1995PM Narsimha Rao inaugurated the State Panchayat minister's meet for discussing panchayat election, devolution of administrative and financial power to the local bodies.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
12/1/1974Sucheta Kriplani, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, passed away.
8/26/1947Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
3/16/1946India calls Attlee's independence offer contradictory, 'a propaganda move'.
8/2/1861Parafulla Chandra Ray, chemical expert and great patriot, was born in the village of Raruli-Katipara IN Jessore district.
7/1/1958Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 10-11-1960.
3/18/1922Mohandas K. Gandhi ""Mahatma,"" the great spirit, sentenced by British authorities to six years in prison for sedition at Sabarmati. Gandhi was sentenced just eight days after he was arrested. The British acted hastily after government officials in London and India were criticized for not arresting him sooner. In London, the Secretary of State for India was forced to resign because of the controversy over Gandhi. In India, the arrests of Gandhi and other Indian nationalists had only increased sympathy for their cause.
9/7/1998Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order.