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Historical Event on 5/1/1998
The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/14/1963 | Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, great Hindi writer, politician and professor, passed away at Darjeeling. |
| 6/30/1991 | A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam. |
| 7/4/1986 | Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston. |
| 11/2/1841 | Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan. |
| 10/6/1862 | Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862. |
| 2/27/1993 | Samir Ranjan Barman, Tripura CM, resigns. |
| 6/29/1857 | Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British). |
| 9/20/1992 | Vithhal Badgelwar, painter and sculptor, passed away. |
| 9/20/1992 | Vasco-de-Gama was the Last Viceroy of Portuguese, who ruled India. |
| 3/9/1961 | Kotamaraju Rama Rao, famous journalist, passed away. |
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