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Historical Event on 1/5/1869
Venkatesh Tirko Kulkarni, famous Kannad novelist 'Galagnath', was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/18/1919 | W. A. Sangma, leader of Meghalaya, was born. |
| 8/3/1954 | Atomic Energy Department established. |
| 12/30/1993 | Government gets majority when 10 members of Ajit faction of the JD merge with the Congress. |
| 12/8/1985 | The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8). |
| 7/20/1636 | John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians. |
| 11/16/1915 | Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, martyr, died. |
| 7/2/1999 | Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). |
| 5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
| 2/16/1969 | Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released. |
| 10/3/1950 | India protests U.N. troops' crossing of 38th parallel in New York. |
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