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Historical Event on 5/1/1966

Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1908Shreyansprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born.
11/24/1919Gandhiji presides over All-India Khilafat conference at Delhi.
12/26/190723rd session of the Indian National Congress was presided by Dr. Rash Behari Bose. In this session, Congress was split into two groups named 'Extremists' under the leadership of Lala Lajpat Rai and 'Moderates' under the leadership of Dr. Rashbehari Bose. Sir Pherozeshah Mehta took active part on the moderate side. Anand Bazar reported with headings as ""The 23rd National Congress. Presidential Election. Tilak's Amendment. Uproarious Proceedings. Free Fight. Police Aid. Pandal Cleared. Police Escort Tilak. Adjourned Sine Die"".
2/12/1960Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers.
3/12/1993Powerful bomb blasts at twelve various places in Mumbai takes 317 lives.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
7/12/1980Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha.
1/31/1961Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, first Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
11/2/2000John Wright is appointed India coach by the BCCI.
1/25/1994Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55.