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Historical Event on 1/5/1994

Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1997Prince Philip switches on the internet version of Malayala Manorama and The Week at Kochi.
3/1/1996Supreme Court frees CBI from the control of PM Rao and directs that CBI would take no instruction or permission from or report to any authority personally interested in or likely to be affected by the investigation into the hawala case.
5/4/1993Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
12/25/1969India all out for 163 at Madras vs Australia, Ashley Mallett takes 5-91.
1/2/1878Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and first president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, was born at Perunna village, Kerala State.
4/5/1614Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
5/23/1996Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
5/27/1930Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was arrested during Salt Movement.
1/26/1992Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years.