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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
5/30/1999India rejects U.N. offer to send a special envoy to defuse Indo-Pak tensions.
6/19/1996Kerala LDF govt. decides to reopen the ISRO espionage case, which was closed by the CBI.
3/5/1916Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born.
11/5/1956University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
2/2/1952India won first cricket Test Match at Chepauk Stadium, Madras.
2/1/1855East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.
8/16/1996CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
4/26/1990V. R. P. Menon, an Air Force Engineer, broke the world record in Chandigargh.
8/28/1994Three medical officers of the Field Ambulance unit were killed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia.