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Historical Event on 5/5/1944

Gandhi-Jinnah talks break down on Pakistan issue.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1905Lord George Curzon reigned as the Viceroy of India. He was then replaced by Lord Minto II, the Earl of Minto.
9/21/1746French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras.
12/25/1861Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, freedom fighter and founder of Banaras Hindu University, was born at Allahabad.
5/27/1999IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
11/13/1991Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service.
11/1/1948An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.
9/24/1992India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
5/11/1985Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.
3/12/1997aspal Rana equals world mark in standard pistol 25m (ISU) event in South Asian shooting in Delhi.