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Historical Event on 5/5/2000

Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/13/1906Surendra Kumar Dey, social reformer and politician, was born at Sylhet (Bangladesh).
6/27/1915Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, 3 test matches, 33 runs, vs Australia in 1947-48, was born at Mumbai.
9/17/1885Keshav Sitaram Thakrey, journalist, social reformer and historian, was born.
8/10/2000Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
1/5/1659Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.
1/2/1757After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives.
9/20/1999Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.
2/16/1942The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943.
1/31/1997Merger of SCICI and ICICI confirmed with effect from 1/4/1996.
8/21/1995Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.