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Historical Event on 5/5/1977

Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1989India and Pakistan decide to end the five-year-old confrontation in Siachen Glacier area by redeploying their forces.
2/20/1846Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore.
8/8/1984P.T. Usha at Los Angeles sets record for 400m H. (Women) in 55.42.
4/30/1996Re-polling in 445 stations in six states.
5/15/1958Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi.
12/13/1955India and the USSR affirm the Panchsheel.
5/23/1924Venkatraman Narayan Swamy, cricketer (one Test v NZ in 1955, DNB, 0-45), was born in Calicut.
7/28/1972India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir.
9/23/1858Grant Duf, historian who studied Maratha history, died.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.