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Historical Event on 5/1/1996
Motilal Vohra, U.P. Governor, resigns (hawala case).
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/16/1992 | Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, "Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it." (15-5-97 |
7/10/2000 | Pete Sampras wins his 7th singles Wimbledon title and his 13th Grand Slam title overtaking Roy Emerson's 12 titles. |
2/19/1992 | The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab. |
5/5/1971 | India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi. |
4/18/1918 | Amboo alias Lalita Pawar was born in Indore. She will be always remembered as the a leading film actress and character artist. Her first film was 'Ganimi Kawa' (1928). Some of the other films of silent era are Shri Balaji, Bhimsen, Champion of the Sward, Chatur Sunderi, Goodbye Marriage, Flaming Soul, Kailash. |
12/1/2000 | An armed intruder snipes at naval commando Satvir Singh at the official residence of the Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar in the high- security Rajaji Marg area in New Delhi. The Navy sets up an enquiry board to probe the incident. |
9/10/1996 | Central Ethical Committee of ICMR on Human Research, constituted under the Chairmanship of Justice (Retired) M.N. Venkatachaliah, held its first meeting. Several sub committees were constituted to address specific topics viz. Epidemiological Research, Clinical Evaluation of Products to be Used on Humans, Organ Transplantation; Human Genetics, etc. |
5/18/1772 | Janoji Bhosle, warrior in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
3/22/1709 | It is assumed that Goswami Tulsidas started writing his great epic 'Ramcharitmanas' in Samvat 1631. |
10/31/2000 | Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur. |
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