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Historical Event on 5/1/1946
Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/29/1983 | Indira Gandhi names 12 new ministers as Cabinet resigns. |
| 2/19/1922 | Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab. |
| 10/31/1875 | Vallabhbhai Zaverbhai Patel, 'Iron man of India', was born at Nadiad, Gujarat. He was also the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. His father had served in the army of the Rani of Jhansi against Britishers. |
| 1/3/1996 | Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi. |
| 4/20/1973 | Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur. |
| 3/10/2000 | Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister, submits his resignation without putting his motion of seeking a trust vote to test in the assembly. The RJD leader Rabri Devi meets the Governor and stakes claim to form the Government. |
| 7/19/1993 | Girilal Jain, senior journalist, passed away. |
| 6/16/1998 | Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, meets her Indian couterpart A B Vajpayee in New Delhi. |
| 12/6/1997 | Nine persons killed and over 60 injured in bomb blasts in three trains which left Chennai. Blasts occurred in Tiruchi, Erode (Tamil Nadu) and Trissur in Kerala. |
| 4/1/1987 | Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution. |
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