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Historical Event on 5/1/1886

May Day was first observed in Chicago, USA. Work, Social activities, Rest, for 8 Hours.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1908Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.
4/22/1958Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.
7/24/1989A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal.
3/30/1988Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
8/15/1947The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
6/29/1991A 32-member Left Front cabinet led by Jyoti Basu sworn in in West Bengal.
8/4/2000Pranab Mukherjee and S. Jaipal Reddy, Congress(I) leaders, get Best Parliamentarian awards for the year 1997-98.
5/10/1910Robert Koch, nobel laureate, died of an heart attack.