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Historical Event on 5/1/1946
Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/12/1612 | Usman Khan Lohani, son of Isa Khan, was defeated in the battle of Nekujyal. He died as the last independent ruler of Bengal. |
| 3/9/1997 | Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years. |
| 11/22/1899 | Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Tentuliguma village, Koraput district. |
| 10/1/1928 | Shivaji Ganeshan, famous actor, was born. |
| 10/10/2000 | The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo. |
| 6/24/1991 | Jayalalitha ministry sworn in in Tamil Nadu. |
| 8/15/1854 | The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855. |
| 6/21/1940 | Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), passed away. |
| 8/23/1986 | B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989. |
| 3/23/1968 | Atul Satish Wassan, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1989-90), was born in Delhi. |
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