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Historical Event on 1/5/1995

India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1987Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay.
4/18/1914Cottari Subbanna Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), was born in Nagpur.
1/17/1989Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.
9/18/1925Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
1/24/1957Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made.
2/27/1987UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar recieved the Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding.
1/25/1995India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
4/6/1993Divya Bharati, famous Hindi film actress (Deewana), died at the age of 19.
2/18/1911Captain Vasudev Belwalkar, who had also written the novels on history and war, was born.