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Historical Event on 5/8/1997

Mumbai High Court holds that Christian women can seek divorce on the sole ground of being subjected to cruelty and need not prove infedidelity on the part of their husbands or desertion.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/29/1973Jo Paul Ancheri, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trichur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1994.
5/9/1917Fighting breaks out at Kharkwasta in the north-west frontier of India.
6/1/1945Tata Fundamental Research Institute was established.
5/20/1991A. S. L. V. was launched.
7/6/1917Bhandarkar Prachyavidya Sanshodhak Mandir' was established.
4/11/1999Tamil Nadu men, Railways women emerged National Volleyball League champions in Triprayar.
10/5/1890Kishorlal Ghanshyamlal Mashruwala, great thinker and philosopher of Gandhi era, was born.
2/18/1665The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England.
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.