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Historical Event on 5/1/1983

V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/6/1910Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, died suddenly of pneumonia at Buckingham Palace tonight. He ruled Britain for nine years. Power passed immediately to his son George, the Prince of Wales, who will rule as King George V. The 68-year-old monarch's sudden death threw his country into a state of shock. Edward had apparently caught a cold during a visit the past weekend to the wet grounds of his estate at Sandringham.
3/22/1961Jual Teria Dilga Oram was born in Kendudihi, Distt. Sundargarh (Orissa).
6/5/1992Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
1/14/1843Fakir Mohan Senapati, great writer and nationalist, was born.
11/27/1946London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline.
1/24/19953,400 meter long tunnel at Barcem piercing through the Karmali Ghat in Canacona taluka on the Konkan railway route in Goa completed at an approximate cost of Rs. 50 million.
6/18/1991Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha polls though short of an absolute majority.
2/5/1992Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar.