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Historical Event on 5/7/2000

Ranjit Singh Gill, one of the prime accused in the murder of Lalit Maken and his wife Geetanjali, who was the daughter of the late President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, on July 31, 1985, was extradited to Delhi from the US to stand trial in the case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1971Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament.
1/6/1997Sumita Ghosh (CISF) sets a National junior women's record in the standard rifle 3 position in National shooting.
6/30/1991A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam.
4/13/1993Bhupan Hazarika wins Phalke Award for 1992.
12/16/1921Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation started tunnel construction under Hoogly river.
4/14/1990Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore.
7/22/1702The ""English Company of Merchants"" and the old East India Company was named the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies"". In1833, this name finally changed to East India Company.
6/9/1992Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP.
3/24/1896Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born.
5/17/1957Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests.