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Historical Event on 5/5/1972

Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/7/1985Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
8/6/1996Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award.
10/25/2000The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.
8/6/1920Film Censor Board at Bombay started working. The first film censored and granted a Censor Certificate No. 1 was a short film of 600 ft., produced by Gaumont Company and it was titled as 'Gaumont Graphic No. 963-964'. The Regional Film Censor Boards were also set-up in Calcutta, Madras and Rangoon.
8/2/1988The Supreme Court confirmed death sentence on Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh in Indira Gandhi murder case.
7/6/1944Mahatama Gandhi was for the first time addressed as 'Father of Nation'.
5/1/1999India retained the SAFF Coca-Cola football title in Margao, beating Bangladesh in the final.
7/1/1821Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published.
2/11/1989Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away.