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Historical Event on 5/1/1922
Madhu Limaye, great politician, freedom fighter, writer and national leader, was born at Pune, Maharashtra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/29/1981 | Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore. |
| 11/7/1990 | Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78. |
| 10/28/1998 | Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad. |
| 6/11/1991 | Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir. |
| 8/10/1992 | P. P. Thorat, retired Lt and General, died. |
| 12/28/1974 | Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first Chief Minister of Rajasthan State, died. |
| 3/31/1904 | British slaughter hundreds of Tibetans. |
| 4/22/1942 | The Telecommunication Training Centre was established at Jabalpur. |
| 8/15/1947 | The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President. |
| 10/30/1887 | Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born. |
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