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Historical Event on 1/5/1988

India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1883Mirza Mohammad Ismile, Diwan of Mysore and Prime Minister of Hydrabad and Jaipur, was born.
11/1/1999H. K. Dua, senior Journalist and former editor of The Indian Express and The Hindustan Times, is appointed the Press Adviser to the Prime Minister.
2/1/1930A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London.
10/2/1954Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal.
4/20/1992U. K. Kanitkar, famous scientist, and professor, passed away.
4/11/1937Ramnath Krishnan, well known Indian Tennis player, was born.
4/1/1957Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
9/9/1944Mahatma Gandhi conducted several talks between 9th September to 27the September with Mohammed Ali Jinnah regarding Pakistan.
9/9/1944Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan) in the battle of Machiwara.
11/9/1999BJP asks Kalyan Singh to step down, chooses Ram Prakash Gupta as his successor.