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Historical Event on 5/1/1966

Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1958Fergie Gupte takes 9-102 with leggies vs West Indies at Kanpur.
2/2/1978The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).
1/16/1920Nani Palkhiwala, famous law expert, was born.
7/6/1992The centre decides to allow TV and Radio time slots for private producers.
4/18/1898Damodar Hari Chapekar, India's first revolutionary, was hanged in the Yervada Central Jail. He was punished for killing the Rand and Ayrest British Officials.
4/1/1969India's first Atomic Energy Reactor started at Tarapore.
12/29/19578,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned.
1/1/1969B. Sivaraman was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-11-1970.
6/10/1959Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, died near Hardwar.
8/20/1995India and China decide to withdraw four army battalions from Chu Sumdurong valley near the Line of Actual Control.