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Historical Event on 5/5/1992

Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1991Two national commissions on women set up.
10/31/2000Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur.
3/13/1997H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, presented the G. K. Reddy Memorial Award to Shekhar Gupta, Chief Editor of The Indian Express.
10/1/1894Sudhi Ranjan Das, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Calcutta.
7/5/1992Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74.
7/25/1987Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
10/23/1990Following the arrest of its President L. K. Advani, who was leading a rathyathra to Ayodhya at Samasthipur in Bihar, BJP withdrew support to National Front Government.
10/25/1932Pearless' investment company was established.
1/27/1888Jinvijayji Muni, famous Shwetambar Jain Yati, was born.
6/18/1996CBI arrests Sanjeeva Rao, relative of Narasimha Rao, and Prakash Yadav, son of former Union Minister, in the urea scam.