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Historical Event on 1/5/1952

Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/199314 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra .
7/29/1987India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.
7/26/1922Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born.
5/3/1764Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
7/17/1948Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service.
10/22/1999Balayogi is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha for second consecutive term.
1/10/1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.
4/24/1995K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha.
9/8/1933Asha Bhosle (born Asha Mangeshkar), famous playback singer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.
9/3/1993Pawar resigns from Lok Sabha to take up the newly won Maharashtra Legislative Council seat.