5th May’20 – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Find out what happened on the 5th of May in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 5th of May

 
Gulshan Kumar Dua (5 May 1956 – 12 August 1997), was an Indian businessman who was the founder of the T-Series music label (Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.), and a Bollywood movie producer. He founded T-Series in the 1980s and established it as a leading record label in the 1990s.
Raai Lakshmi (born as Lakshmi Rai on 5 May 1989) is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly appears in Tamil and Malayalam as well as Telugu and Kannada films. She made her Bollywood debut with the film Julie 2 (2017).
Manohar Lal Khattar (born 5 May 1954) is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician and 10th Chief Minister of Haryana. He is a former RSS pracharak. He represents Karnal constituency in Haryana Legislative Assembly, and was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Haryana.
Giani Zail Singh (pronunciation ; born Jarnail Singh, 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was the seventh President of India serving from 1982 to 1987. Prior to his presidency, he was a politician with the Indian National Congress party.
Sherin Shringar, known by her stage name Sherin or Shirin is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. After making her debut in Kannada films, Sherin received acclaim following her role in Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002).
 

Notable Moments

 
1903 Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
1929 Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
1944 Gandhi-Jinnah talks break down on Pakistan issue.
1947 Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.
1955 Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.
 

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