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Historical Event on 5/1/1987

The Bofors Deal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/2000The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council adopts a resolution seeking separation from J&K.
6/14/1997Rajya Sabha chairman recognises split in AIADMK parliamentary party and designates Jayalalitha-led AIADMK as AIADMK(I) and Thirunavukkarasu group as AIADMK(II).
8/20/1988Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed.
8/26/1874Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born.
12/1/1989Dr. Chenna Reddi (Congress-I) becomes CM of Andhra Pradesh.
8/9/1965Pakistan chose to persist while the Indian Army Corps on the ceasefire line got down to neutralizing the Gibraltar Force. As a first step, main infiltration routes were blocked and Pakistan was forced out of the Haji Fir bulge (known to them as Bedori).
5/14/1972Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported.
12/17/1987Bhopal court orders the Union Carbide to pay Rs. 350 crore as interim relief to 1984 gas victims.
12/27/1962India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.
9/5/1872V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freeom fighter, social reformer, prolific writer, politician and leader, was born at Ottapidaram village in Tamil Nadu.