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Historical Event on 5/1/1960

Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1991Raj Khosla, famous film producer and director, passed away.
6/17/1674Jijabai, mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
6/11/1964Dr. Jayant Narlikar, great mathematician of India, submitted his thesis to Royal Society of London.
11/7/1950King Tribhubana Bir Bikram of Nepal flees palace for refuge in Indian Embassy at Kathmandu.
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
4/3/1903Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, famous politician, freedom fighter and social worker, was born in South Kanara, Karnataka.
10/6/1858Nanasaheb Peshwa, a revolutionary of first mutiny, died.
1/17/1923Rangey Raghav, famous hindi writer, was born.
8/22/1942Harikrishna Kaul (Raja Pandit), administrator and Prime Minister of Jammu Kashmir and Patiyala, died.
8/17/199220 members of the Janata Dal led by Ajit Singh break away from the parent body seeking separate seats in the Lok Sabha.