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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
10/30/1928Madhav Vinayak Gothoskar, cricket Test umpire for 14 tests from 1972-84, was born in Mumbai.
10/21/1762Herman W Daendels, Brig-General and Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11), was born.
4/8/1994Dr. Wilfred D'Souza re-installed as Goa CM.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel.
5/29/1906Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), was born in Bombay.
4/16/1997Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta.
7/6/1955Marshall Tito and Nehru's joint declaration in Belgrade.
1/12/1996Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.
1/10/1998Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
1/20/1997Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.