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Historical Event on 5/5/1998

Yashwant Sinha and Madan Lal Khurana, Union Ministers, are discharged in the hawala case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/8/1928Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
9/24/1859Nana Saheb, alias Dhundu Pant, one of the top leaders of Sepoy Mutiny, passed away in Nepal.
8/2/1953Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan.
1/19/1994CM decide to request Chief Election Commission to implement the photo identity card scheme in phases.
11/15/1993Supreme Court rules that the CEC is supreme
7/1/1852For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.
2/10/1995PM appoints Madhavrao Scindia as Human Resource Minister, Pranab Mukherjee as External Minister, Buta Singh as Civil Supplies, Ajit Singh as Food, and P. Chidambaram as Commerce Minister.
7/20/1969M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.
12/17/1645Noorjahan Begum passed away.
6/24/1869Hari Chapekar Damodar was born virtually. He was the first terrorist of India.