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Historical Event on 1/5/1994
Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1999 | George Fernandes, Defence Minister, said the sacked Naval Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, had been displaying ""disturbing tendencies"" for over a year and even threatened his successor, Admiral Sushil Kumar, with court martial. |
| 9/17/1885 | Keshav Sitaram Thakrey, journalist, social reformer and historian, was born. |
| 7/24/1991 | Industrial licensing scrapped. |
| 2/24/1995 | Rishang Keishing (Cong-I) sworn in as the 15th CM of Manipur. |
| 1/26/1982 | Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'. |
| 4/8/1973 | India takes control over Sikkim after anti-government riots. |
| 7/30/1947 | The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November. |
| 4/17/1952 | First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952). |
| 10/28/1996 | Press Council of India to set up a 5-member committee headed by Chairman P.B. Sawant to inquire into the attack on journalists outside the New Delhi residence of Kanshi Ram. |
| 11/22/1899 | Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Tentuliguma village, Koraput district. |
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