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Historical Event on 5/5/2000

Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/2000Babur Shah, Mughal Emperior, defeated Afghan Nawab Nasrat Shah, king of Bengal, on the banks of the Gand and the Ghaghra river.
6/27/1906Establishment of `Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad'.
9/12/1971Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died.
9/26/1998Sachin Tendulkar make a record 127 runs against Zimbabwe at Calcutta.
11/12/1929First Maharastrian Governor Shripad Balwant Tambe was appointed as Governor of Nagpur.
5/8/1994Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away.
4/15/1963Manoj Prabhakar, cricketer (Indian opening batsman & opening bowler), was born in Ghaziabad.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
4/4/1987Agney, famous Hindi litterateur and Gyanpeeth Award winning poet, passed away.
7/28/1999Shiv Sena president Bal Thackeray is banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years from December 11, 1995 on the recommendations of the Election Commission.