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Historical Event on 5/1/1992

C. Arjun, famous music director, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/6/1992Nagpur edition of Marathi newspaper 'Loksatta' was started.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
1/29/1781First Newspaper, J.A.Hickey's Bengal Gazette - January 29, 1781.
6/5/1997Brahmapuram diesel power project, KSEB's first thermal power project, situated 25 km from Kochi, Kerala commissioned.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
3/8/1986L.K. Advani elected President of BJP.
11/7/1991Salauddin and his wife Neena create a world record by travelling in a Nissan car.
1/1/1903A vast crowd thronged the great plain outside Delhi today, waiting to hear the declaration that King Edward VII was Emperor of India. The crowd, clothed in brilliantly colored garments, was largely composed of common people who had come to the durbar to see India's princes pledge their fealty to the Emperor . The Duke of Connaught, representing King Edward, sat on the left of the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, who sat on a throne surrounded by giant silver footstools. Lord Curzon spoke briefly, then read a message from the King, who expressed regret at not being present at the durbar and his wishes for ""the increasing prosperity of my Indian Empire."" Among the dignitaries in the amphi-theater were 600 veterans of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-58.
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.
7/6/1881Saint Gulabrao Maharaj was born in Vidarbha.