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Historical Event on 5/1/1966

Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1981Colaba District renamed as Raigad District.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb was declared as the Emperor of India at Red Fort Delhi.
8/12/1868Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
10/10/1998Justice Dr. Adarsh Sein Anand was appointed as the Chief Justice of India.
2/13/1998India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.
11/15/1991Insurance official Dr. S.L. Khosa freed in Kashmir in exchange for a militant.
3/15/1919Osmania University was established at Hyderabad.
6/5/1879Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Labour Union Movement in India, was born at Goregaon in the Kolaba district, Maharashtra.
7/9/1875The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree.
8/15/1999Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says Agni-2 to be inducted in the defence arsenal.