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Historical Event on 12/5/1905

Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was born in Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1969Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country.
11/20/1998V. K. Sharma, chairman and managing director of JVG Group of Companies, who allegedly swindled Rs. 600 crores from investors, is arrested in Mumbai.
12/28/1931The second round of a British-Indian conference on the political future of India collapsed in disagreement over demands by Indian nationalists for complete independence. The British government had seemed willing to grant a limited dominion status. But Mahatma Gandhi, who had come to the conference to present the demands of the All-India Nationalist Congress, refused to accept anything less than complete independence. The breakdown of the talks set off a new round of disorders, Gandhi was greeted by rioting in the streets of Bombay between upper-caste Hindu members of the Congress party and ""untouchable"" caste members who had turned against him.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
5/5/1955Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.
2/1/1889Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
10/30/1996ITC $100 million scam, the country's biggest ever FERA violation case, was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate.
10/30/1996Savtamali, famous saint, attains 'samadhee'.
7/1/1997The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.
10/26/1991Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily newspaper 'Marathwada', died.