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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
5/14/1978Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away.
1/26/1992Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years.
11/19/1838Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84), nationalist leader of Bengal, was born in Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in the country. He joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1857 but seperated from it in 1866 and founded Brahma Samaj of India, a radical offshoot of the Adi Brahmo Samaj.
12/28/1972C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died.
4/14/1919Gandhiji confesses at Nadiad his ""Himalayan Miscalculation"" regarding satyagraha martial law declared in Punjab.
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.
7/22/1978Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign.
8/3/1947Shetkari Kamgar Party was established at Devachi Alandi.
12/16/1999India agrees to Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) by the IMF.