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Historical Event on 5/5/1947

Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1990GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore.
3/3/1978Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.
10/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989.
1/19/1905Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away.
11/1/1945Narendra Dabholkar, blind faith eradicator (Andhashradhha Nirmulak), was born.
5/30/1991Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
1/1/1880Money order system was introduced.
11/30/1915Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telgu poet, died.
8/18/1985Assam Assembly dissolved (18).