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Historical Event on 1/5/1952

John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1996Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams.
3/3/1943Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days.
10/27/2000The Vajpayee Government 'clears' the names of Surjit Singh Barnala, Prabhat Kumar and Dinanath Tiwari for appointment as the Governors of the new States of Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh respectively.
2/28/1835Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.
6/23/1997Communication equipment worth several crores destroyed and Chennai's land and mobile telephone networks thrown out of gear in a fire at Anna Road telephone exchange.
12/21/1999The Manisana Wage Board for Journalists and Non-Journalists of Newspapers presents tentative proposals to the Government.
6/14/1905Smt. Hirabai Barodekar, famous veteran Maharashtrian classical singer, was born.
3/18/1915British Government approved Indian Security Act to have greater control on the Indian people.
5/29/1947Establishment of Indian Standard Institution.
4/8/1946HMS Vengeance, sailed with 22 aircraft of No. 4 Sqn, halted at Singapore for re-fueling and set course for Iwakuni, a port of Kyushu island.