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Historical Event on 5/1/1996
P. Shiv Shanker, Kerala Governor, resigns in view of the ongoing CBI investigation against him in the hawala case.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/10/1922 | Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati. |
| 5/14/1914 | Ekanath Dattatreya Kulkarni, educationist and writer, was born at Bhaloni, Tal Pandharpur. |
| 1/12/1863 | Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta)(1863-1902), dynamic renaissance missionary to West, catalyst of Hindu revival in India and social reformer, was born at Calcutta. |
| 5/5/1986 | Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha. |
| 3/25/1933 | Vasantrao Gowarikar, space scientist, was born. |
| 3/13/1963 | Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities. |
| 12/30/1993 | Government gets majority when 10 members of Ajit faction of the JD merge with the Congress. |
| 1/28/1992 | Umanath Vachaspati, Magsesey Award winner, passed away. |
| 1/12/1955 | Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and veteran journalist, passed away. |
| 3/8/1986 | L.K. Advani elected President of BJP. |
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