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Historical Event on 6/5/1998

Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1959Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.
6/8/1990Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Nepal PM, and his Indian counterpart V.P.Singh decide to restore normal ties.
8/6/1992A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam.
1/29/1977Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/02/1978.
2/26/1857First Indian Revolution called the Sepoy Mutiny ends in a few months with the fall of Delhi and Lucknow which broke out in Berhampore by the 19th Bengal Infantry.
1/8/1981India all out for 63 runs in one-day international vs Australia.
10/10/1954First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'.
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
5/31/1928Pankaj Khirod Roy, cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad), was born in Calcutta. He was the recipient of Padmashree (1975).
12/13/1999The Government lodges protest with the Pakistani Rangers following the discovery of a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border.