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Historical Event on 5/1/1923

Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1996Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party.
12/3/19843,000 people died and more than 50,000 people were badly affected when they inhaled poisonous toxic gas emission from the Union Carbide plant. This event is better known as ""the Bhopal Gas Tragedy"", the biggest industrial disaster that occured in India.
6/4/1997Defence Ministry denies Washington Post's report that India has deployed Prithvi missile on Punjab border with Pakistan.
4/12/1993Indian ship MV Vishva-Mohini sinks off Spain, 33 killed.
9/20/1989IPKF suspends its operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka. LTTE, in turn, ceases all operations against the Indian armed forces.
7/25/1977B. D. Jathi retired from the post of second acting President.
3/10/1969Parliament passed the Act that made Central Industrial Security Force as an Armed Force of the union.
9/14/1868Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.
2/11/1997India and Russia agree on a package of trade and economic cooperation measures, following Foreign Minister I K Gujral's discussions in Moscow.
6/3/1916Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established.