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Historical Event on 1/5/1995
PM gives valedictory address at the 8th World Tamil Conference in Madurai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/11/1906 | Mysore Gururaj Vijayasarathi, cricket Test umpire for 13 tests from 1951-60, was born in Karnataka. |
| 8/6/1951 | Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died. |
| 1/1/1983 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"". |
| 4/13/1984 | Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park. |
| 1/10/1818 | The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company. |
| 11/21/1993 | R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries. |
| 5/18/1966 | Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists. |
| 8/21/1931 | Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 2/15/1945 | Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma. |
| 2/21/1997 | J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner. |
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