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Historical Event on 5/1/1960
Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1968 | Marathwada', a daily newspaper, published. |
| 9/8/1990 | Mother Teresa re-elected head of Missionaries of Charity. |
| 1/2/1905 | Jainendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist and patriot, was born. |
| 5/25/1877 | Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers. |
| 6/20/1985 | The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan. |
| 2/18/1946 | Cabinet Mission in India. |
| 5/29/1953 | Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born. |
| 2/27/1990 | Polls in Pondicherry and eight states. |
| 10/2/1997 | At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC. |
| 1/8/1947 | Rajasthan University established at Jaipur. |
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