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Historical Event on 5/1/1966

Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
7/24/1998India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier.
3/23/1986The first women's company of Central Reserve Police Force camp was raised in Durgapur.
3/21/1997Seven Kashmiri Pandits gunned down by militants in Sangrampura.
8/1/1882Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, was born at Allahabad (U.P.).
1/26/1982Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
3/9/1994Devika Rani Roerich, the first lady of the Indian screen, died at the age of 87 years in Bangalore.
12/17/1996Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.
4/27/1996General Election (11th) of India begins.
10/4/1999Kerala High Court orders Election Commission to booth-wise counting. The EC is likely to move the Supreme Court against this order.