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Historical Event on 5/5/1929

Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
6/23/1993RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%.
5/14/1999Gurucharan Singh Tohra is expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal.
11/14/1955Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President.
5/14/2000L. K. Advani, Union Home Minister, announces extension of the ban on the LTTE by two more years.
6/29/1999An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives.
5/29/1953Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born.
1/10/1966Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan.
1/23/1965Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started.
9/12/1995Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu.