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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 |
| 2/1/1985 | Muhammad Azharuddin created a world record at Kanpur by hitting a century in each of his first three test. |
| 8/7/1868 | Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, was born. |
| 10/24/1934 | Arvindrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav scored 8 & 7 runs in one Test), was born in Bombay. |
| 7/17/1948 | Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service. |
| 9/24/1629 | Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies. |
| 12/25/1919 | Naushad, famous film music director, was born. |
| 3/9/1650 | Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 6/17/1928 | Pandit Gop Bandhu Das, famous writer, social worker and the creator of Orissa, passed away. |
| 1/12/1990 | Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years. |
| 3/1/1968 | Salil Ashok Ankola, cricketer (Indian pace bowler one Test 1989), was born in Solapur. |
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