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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
1/15/1898Nanasaheb Ramji Tawde, educationist and scientist, was born at Taluq Malvan, Maharashtra.
11/2/1994Three British hostages freed in Saharanpur, UP, after a fierce encounter.
1/26/1950Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.
12/26/1985Rajiv Gandhi and Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq meet in Delhi and agree not to attack nuclear plants in each other's country.
7/18/1993Dr. Banoo Coyaji, 75, gets Magsaysay Award for Public Service.
11/14/1969Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated in New Delhi.
2/11/1996Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta.
12/13/1899Pandurang Satu Naik, famous film photographer of Indian film industry, was born.
12/13/2000The Lok Sabha begins the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid debate.
12/8/1980Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.