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Historical Event on 1/5/1994

Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1883Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies), was born.
1/15/1898Nanasaheb Ramji Tawde, educationist and scientist, was born at Taluq Malvan, Maharashtra.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
9/24/1815John Sevier, Indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn), died at the age of 70.
1/11/1966Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting Prime Minister of India. He held this position till January 24, 1966.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
11/14/1959Nehru rejects China's proposal for a mutual withdrawal of troops from a border buffer zone.
1/6/1932Kamleshwar, famous Hindi writer, was born.
10/26/1999India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
7/19/1987Rajiv Gandhi,Congress President, expels V.P. Singh from Congress and orders probe into Ajitabh Bachhan's property abroad.