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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 |
| 2/3/1928 | Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55), was born at Pune. |
| 12/26/1947 | K.M. Munshi is appointed Govt. of India's agent in Hyderabad State. |
| 2/14/1933 | W. R. Sonar, famous marathi poet, author, playwright, editor and publisher, was born. |
| 8/18/1911 | Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born. |
| 10/1/1997 | Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992. |
| 10/30/1997 | Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin. |
| 9/18/1972 | India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971. |
| 1/31/1958 | First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy. |
| 10/6/1974 | Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression. |
| 12/31/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections. |
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