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Historical Event on 5/1/1966

Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/27/1898Shamrao Desmukh, former Central Minister and Agriculture expert , was born.
1/4/1992The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates.
6/6/1990GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
5/30/1826The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from Calcutta under the Editorship of Pandit Shridhar Shukla.
4/9/1991Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away.
11/6/1946P. S. Shivswami Iyyer, great politician and administrator, passed away.
4/10/1996Delhi High Court bans the import of toxic waste in India.
9/17/1864Anagrik Dharmapal, religious reformer, was born.
1/30/1991Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu.