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Historical Event on 5/1/1983

V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.
6/24/1897Padmashree Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, famous music director of Gwalior Gharana, was born at Gujrat.
9/23/1965The Indian Army secured the Kashmir Valley and the only object left was to clean out the remnants of the Gibraltar Force. Under the guidance of United Nations, the cease-fire came into effect.
3/30/1996Congress I splits in Tamil Nadu. Group led by G.K. Moopanar makes alliance with DMK.
9/19/1991Lok Sabha passes unanimously the Places of Worship Special Provisions Bill for maintaining the status quo of religious places as on 1947.
9/5/1904Bhalchandra Pandharinath Bahirat, editor and expert of Saint literature, was born.
9/22/1970Bandopadhyay Shardendu, modern Bengali poet, died.
1/19/1992Manvendra Mukherji, famous singer and music director, passed away.
1/1/1955Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died.
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.