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Historical Event on 5/5/1946

Simla Conference in session from May 5 to May 12; Gandhiji's deliberations prove anfractuous.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1964200 die in communal violence in the industrial towns of Jamshedpur and Rourkela.
8/4/1967World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonary System was inaugrated.
1/21/1970Harivinayak Pataskar, former Central Minister and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
4/4/1926Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
2/25/1909Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months.
8/18/1951Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
10/25/1990JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
2/24/1674Prataprao Gujar, a great Maratha warrior at the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
3/21/1966Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.