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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
2/26/1996Parliament's budget session opens.
10/11/1991Meghalaya placed under President's rule.
1/5/1957Adintrim Sales Tax Act was introduced and the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 came into force.
5/23/1923Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52), was born in Calcutta.
9/11/1950Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, cricketer (69 runs in India's first 2 tests 1932-33), passed away.
9/26/1992Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent.
9/21/1996Rao resigns Congress Party President post.
3/1/1939Satish Kumar Sareen was born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan). He became the Air Chief Marshal.
6/29/1857Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).
3/22/1996Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').