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Historical Event on 1/5/1974
Virendranath Dasgupta, great revolutionary, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/17/1979 | Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 7/6/1960 | The President promulgates the ESMA, 1960. |
| 7/6/1960 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 12/19/1995 | Unidentified aircraft drops a heap of sophisticated arms and ammunition, including AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers and anti-tank grenades in Purulia district in West Bengal. |
| 4/16/1930 | Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police. |
| 10/31/1990 | Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley. |
| 11/9/1710 | Reynier de Klerk, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, baptized. |
| 3/10/1998 | India 'A' beats Pakistan 'A' by 58 runs in the fourth test to clinch the rain-hit series 1-0 at Karachi. |
| 8/14/1862 | Bombay High Court was established for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu territory. This court has benches at Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad. |
| 8/14/1862 | Guru Angad Dev, Sikh Guru, passed away. |
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