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Historical Event on 5/7/1990

Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1965Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (son of Vijay, Indian middle-order batsman), was born in Mangalore.
3/17/1994Wali Mohammad Itto, former Speaker of J&K Assembly shot dead by militants.
1/18/1996N. T. Rama Rao, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (during 1983-84, 84-89, 94-95), passed away at Hydrabad.
5/15/1958Gift Tax Act was introduced.
6/29/1757Mir Zafar was installed on the throne as the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orrisa from Murshidabad.
6/25/1992BJP bags eleven seats in the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, Congress (I) secures seven.
2/18/1993Congress (I) secures absolute majority in Nagaland and emerges as the single largest party in Meghalaya.
2/18/1993Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India.
2/18/1993Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath.
8/15/1925Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born .