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Historical Event on 1/5/1990

Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1992Geet Sethi beats holder Mike Russel of Britain (2529-718) to become the first Indian to win the World Professional Billiards championship in Bombay.
4/19/1995Rajendra Kumari Bajpai appointed the Lt. Governor of Pondichery.
11/2/1990Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.
12/25/1997India-Sri Lanka one-day cricket match at Indore abandoned after three overs owing to a bad state of the pitch, which was a rare occurance.
3/16/1999The Shiromani Akali Dal creates a record by unanimously electing Bibi Jagir Kaur Begowal as the first woman president of the SGPC.
5/18/1998India talks with the US on the nuclear tests.
1/4/1892J. C. Kumarappa, a Gandhian by thought, was born.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
6/18/1658Aurangzeb managed to capture the Agra Fort and later arrested his father Emperor Shahjahan.
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.