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Historical Event on 1/5/1948

Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/13/1992Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away.
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
4/2/1870Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was found. 95 members from different parts of Maharashtra assembled in Pune during its founding.
11/18/1988Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit.
7/19/1952India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day.
7/30/1991Sabi Fernandes, senior photographer of Indian Express Newspaper Group, died.
10/10/1957Jagdeep', a children's film, won the first prize at the Ninth International Exhibition of Films for Children at Venice.
1/31/1931Gangadhar Mahambre, famous Mmarathi writer, was born.
9/26/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.
4/21/1990The first indigenously built missile cruiser boat, 'Vibhuti', was inaugurated and launched.