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Historical Event on 1/5/1988

India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1988Rajiv Gandhi seals the border between Punjab and Pakistan.
9/26/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.
1/6/1942Four of the flight's six aircraft were promptly lost to Japanese bombing and No. 4 Flight gave place in Moulmein to No. 3 Flight which had meanwhile re-equipped with four ex-RAF Blenheim ls. B-314 completed first commercial flight around the world.
7/9/1994Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died.
10/26/1937Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
1/17/1997Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.
4/8/1857Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire.
5/18/1933Gandhiji commences at noon 21 days' fast for self-purification; released unconditionally at 9 p.m.
8/13/1947Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.