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Historical Event on 1/5/1998

60 are killed as the Bareilly-Varanasi passenger train rammed the Kashi Viswanath Express near Hardoiin, Uttar Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1981Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away.
6/13/1992Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away.
4/12/1873Kumaran Asan, famous Malyalam poet and social reformer, was born at Kayikkara, Kerala.
8/10/1755Narayanrao Peshwa was born.
1/16/1989Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs.
7/1/1928Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.
1/6/1818Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection.
2/23/1980Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.
12/24/1987Dr. M.G.Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, died. He was 70 yrs. He was posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' by the President of India. (17-1-90).
11/19/2000The Government announces a partial rollback in the price of kerosene by Re. 1 a litre and LPG by Rs. 10 a cylinder in deference to the demands by allies led by the Trinamool Congress.