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Historical Event on 5/1/1966

Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
4/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
6/6/1922Gopalan Morappakam Joysam, cricketer, was born at Maduranthakan, in Tamil Nadu. He received the Padmashree in 1964.
1/17/1933Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims), was born.
10/13/1991Captain Satish Sharma nominated to contest from Amethi.
1/3/1921First Indian Parliament meets.
12/26/1989The Constitution 62nd Amendment Bill, seeking to extend reservation for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in Lok Sabha and state assemblies for another ten years, approved in Parliament.
10/25/1999Fixed term for Lok Sabha, Assemblies is under study, said President K R Narayanan in his address to a joint session of Parliament.
3/11/1997Chennai police seize a large quantity of powerful explosives and arrest two Muslim fundamentalists.