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Historical Event on 5/1/1940

Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/6/1775Raghunath Rao signed treaty of Surat with British ending the first Anglo-Maratha War.
7/25/2000Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena Chief, courts arrest and the court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Boiwada, B. P. Kamble dismisses the case because of six-year delay in pursuing it after the FIR.
10/29/1930Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is sent back to prison for two yearrs following a speech he made at Allahabad the day after his release from jail.
11/15/1920Assembly meeting of the League of Nations.
7/4/1997Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.
12/31/1910Mallikarjun Bhimramaiya Mansoor, famous singer of ""Jaipur Gharana"", was born.
12/29/19578,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned.
9/12/1922Chandradhar Sharma Guleri passed away.
10/14/1955Colombo Plan conference held at New Delhi pleas for technological aid to Asia .