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Historical Event on 1/5/1994

Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1930Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods.
10/24/1992Narmada, World Bank sets time to correct defects.
4/25/1993Indian Airlines plane hijacker shot dead by commandoes. All 141 persons rescued.
6/6/1924S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born.
7/1/1997The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.
4/3/1998Pramod Mahajan, senior BJP functionary, is appointed Political Advisor to Prime Minister ""in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister in the PMO"".
12/10/1989Janardan Swami passed away.
9/3/1994The government decides to disinvest government holding in 21 Public Sector Units including ITI, IOC and ITDC.
1/15/1934Nearly 20,000 lives were claimed in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 on the Ricther Scale, in Bihar and parts of Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed.
8/14/1980Centre nationalizes Maruti company.