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Historical Event on 01/05/1592

ShahJahan, Mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore.

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3/10/1995Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died.
1/5/1990Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team.
2/5/1981Kuda Bux, great Indian mystic (I'd Like to See), passed away at 75.
1/30/1996The new (reconstituted) Scientific Advisory Board of the ICMR met on January 30-31, 1996.
6/23/1980Sanjay Gandhi, great Indian politician and younger son of Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash. He was recently appointed as the General Secretary of the AICC (I).
11/11/1924Rusi Sheriyar Modi, cricketer (Indian batsman in post-War years), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
1/11/1921Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, drama writer and journalist, passed away.
1/11/1921Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi.
2/9/1951The first census of free India of enumeration work was started.
8/18/1896Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"".