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Historical Event on 1/5/1994

Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1988After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram.
3/12/1988Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary, passed away. His son Amar Singh succeeded him.
1/1/1983This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"".
7/3/1972Shimla Non-Arm Agreement on Kashmir signed between Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto.
9/27/1958Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
4/10/1880C.Y. Chintamani, renowned journalist, was born.
5/2/1930Riots break out in Amritsar.
12/7/1856First Hindu widow married officially.
7/8/199733 persons killed and 67 injured as blast rips through part of Ambala-bound train at Lehra Khana station in Bhatinda district, Punjab.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.