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Historical Event on 1/5/1952
U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
6/25/1994 | Dinsha Pirosha Madan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, died. |
3/30/1988 | Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy. |
11/17/1921 | Princes of Wales came to India. |
2/2/1930 | Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away. |
8/18/1891 | Jain Muni Mishrimalji, poet, social reformer and orator, was born at Pali, Rajasthan. |
9/16/2000 | In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution. |
3/13/1878 | The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper. |
11/16/2000 | The Government to reduce equity holding in nationalised banks from 51 per cent to 33 per cent. |
7/10/1997 | Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley. |
2/1/1942 | No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers. |
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