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Historical Event on 5/7/1950

Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/17/1985Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India.
11/2/1972ICMR set up a chain of regional centres of National Nutrition Monitoring and 500 Indians seize Washington Bureaux in different parts of India.
2/2/1967US President Johnson orders consignment of 2 mil. tons of food grains to be sent to India.
6/6/1997New economic grouping BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation forum) comes into being.
5/8/1910Tolstoy replies to Gandhiji that question of Passive Resistance is of greatest importance, not only for India but for humanity.
8/29/1974Lokdal Party established under the presidency of Chaudhary Charansingh.
11/9/1997Poonam Chibber, Miss Canada, crowned seventh Miss India Worldwide.
8/8/1968Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar.
8/9/1971A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.
6/9/1999The Indian army occupies two key positions in the Batalik sector.