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Historical Event on 5/1/1966

Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
1/25/1989Congress-I ministry headed by S. C. Jamir assumes office in Nagaland.
5/8/1996Poll counting begins.
5/8/1971Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
12/15/1988Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
4/4/1912Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born.
2/16/1905Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
8/18/1911Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born.
4/1/1998Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.