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Historical Event on 5/5/1942

Henry Albert John Gidney, great leader and politician, died at New Delhi.

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9/7/1965U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan.
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8/29/1947Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council.
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2/10/1949Pune University' established.