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Historical Event on 5/7/1990

Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
1/15/1921Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosle, eighth Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
8/19/1993Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.
7/31/1933Gandhiji was arrested from Sabarmati Ashram and imprisoned without trial.
2/12/1995The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
1/17/1992Shankar Ramchandra (Mamrao Date), veteran journalist, passed away.
10/31/1999Efforts to restore rail and telecom links on a war footing.
12/15/1932Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born.
8/4/1997Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ""should be treated as cancelled"", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members.