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Historical Event on 9/5/1997

CBI chargesheets former Railway Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief for possessing assets disproportionate to his income.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1915Dr. Nagendra, famous hindi critic, was born.
2/2/1996Doordarshan Kendra was inagurated at Port Blair.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
5/3/1962Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.
12/11/1922Dilip Kumar, famous film actor, was born.
5/2/1996Controversial godman Chandraswami arrested and sent to high security Tihar jail on a day's judicial custody by a Delhi court for allegedly cheating NRI businessman Lakhubhai Pathak of $1 lakh in 1983.
7/3/1991Rupee devalued again from 10.58 to 10.96\% .
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
12/17/1998Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.
5/10/1977Jahangir Khan, famous musician, passed away.