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Historical Event on 5/1/1987

The Bofors Deal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/1954The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.
4/1/1889Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily.
5/6/1993Violence in Orissa state secretariat, CM manhandled.
11/17/1966India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.
4/24/1959Nehru meets the exiled Dalai Lama in Mussoorie.
11/21/1947First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
12/20/1967Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty.
3/11/1984India's first modern boas `Jalusha' started from Vishakhapattanam.
10/18/1928Roshan Harshadlal "Deepak" Shodhan, cricketer (century on Test debut for India), was born in Ahmedabad.
2/10/1999P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi.