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Historical Event on 1/5/1994

Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
9/6/1994Prime Minister Narsimha Rao meets with his counterpart Vo Van Kiet at Hanoi. Both countries decide to boost ties.
8/1/1993Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan protegee, assumes office as NAL's fourth Director.
4/15/1883Narhar Raghunath Phatak, famous journalist and historian, was born.
9/16/1931Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.
4/13/1971Carlton Chapman, Indian Soccer (Football) player, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.
6/23/1987D. Chakraborty was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-07-1991.
9/7/1906Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.
4/5/1949Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.
1/10/1986Pakistan decides to lift 8-year-old ban on private trade with India.