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Historical Event on 5/1/1987

The Bofors Deal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1990Harindranath Chatopadhyay, famous poet, actor and former member of Parliament, passed away.
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
9/23/1980Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial.
8/18/2000The Supreme Court rejects a petition filed by former Navy chief Vishnu Bhagwat challenging his dismissal from service and the consequent direction stripping him of the title Admiral.
2/19/1974Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.
8/3/1947Shetkari Kamgar Party was established at Devachi Alandi.
1/8/1995ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh.
8/20/1988Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed.
9/3/1931Dr. Chandreshwarprasad Rachamohan Thakur was born in Dubaha, Distt. Muzaffarpur (Bihar).
1/28/1902Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise.