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Historical Event on 5/1/1995

SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
11/30/1896Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children.
2/18/1911Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction.
3/20/1782Colonel James Tod, author and researcher of Rajput history, was born.
3/11/1903Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born.
10/18/1712Jeremias Van Riemsdijk, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1775-77), was born.
12/4/1989Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan.
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
7/13/1990Boby Talyarkhan, famous sports critic and author, died.
12/8/1996Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer to make 3000 runs in test cricket (at the age of 23 yrs and 228 days.)