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Historical Event on 5/1/1966
Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/25/1994 | Dinsha Pirosha Madan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, died. |
| 4/24/1929 | First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off. |
| 9/10/1995 | 87 of the 180 members of the newly constituted JAAC assume office. |
| 2/12/1998 | Om Prakash, 78, Hindi film comedian, passed away in Mumbai. |
| 3/9/1961 | Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962. |
| 9/8/1897 | Lokmanya Tilak charged in anti-national activity case. |
| 1/5/1982 | C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous music director, died. |
| 12/20/1990 | Supreme Court stays Delhi High Court judge Justice Chawla's orders on the Bofors issue. |
| 3/1/1978 | Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India. |
| 3/1/1978 | Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara. |
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