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Historical Event on 5/1/1987

The Bofors Deal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1976Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established.
12/30/1946Jawaharlal Nehru calls on Gandhiji, who says, ""My reason wholly supports my heart"".
10/26/1891Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, was born.
1/6/1983Indian National Congress lost for the first time in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State Assembly Elections.
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
1/17/1909Bejoy Kumar Sinha, journalist and social worker, was born at Kanpur.
9/13/1996Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
1/26/1992BJP President Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi hoists the national flag at the heavily-guarded Lal Chowk in Srinagar.
8/26/1947Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
2/2/1996Doordarshan Kendra was inagurated at Port Blair.