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Historical Event on 5/1/1926
Jim Corbett killed the notorious man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag at Gulabrai village, who had attacked and killed about 125 people.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/11/1888 | Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, was born in Barcelona, Spain. |
| 2/16/1942 | The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943. |
| 5/12/1915 | Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces. |
| 5/11/1930 | Ganesh Narayan R, great Industrialist, was born. |
| 9/4/1993 | Lawyers all over the country decide to abolish addresses like 'My Lord', 'Your Lordship' and replace them with 'Sir', 'Your Honour,' etc. |
| 4/8/1923 | Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week. |
| 11/1/1996 | Michael Jackson show at Andheri sports complex in Mumbai. |
| 6/22/1975 | National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced. |
| 12/20/1993 | Bangarappa expelled from Congress for 6 years. |
| 6/20/1946 | Gandhiji attends Working Committee meeting from 20-21 June. |
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