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Historical Event on 5/5/1971

India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1964Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969.
5/21/1855Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar.
10/5/1999India decides not to attend the special meet on CTBT.
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.
8/20/1969Varahagiri Venkata Giri was elected President and G. S. Pathak as Vice President of India.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
10/9/1931Air Force was established.
4/29/1948Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away.
7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
5/17/1996Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), passed away.