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Historical Event on 5/1/1886
May Day was first observed in Chicago, USA. Work, Social activities, Rest, for 8 Hours.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/22/1903 | Shankar Das Banerji, lawyer and politician, was born at Calcutta. |
| 1/22/1903 | Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat. |
| 3/1/1971 | General Election ( 5th) of India begins. |
| 1/1/1997 | 30-year Ganga water sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh takes effect. |
| 10/13/1679 | More than 20,000 lives were claimed near Massurla Pattanam city, costal area of South India, in a severe storm. |
| 1/12/1708 | Shahu was crowned as the Maratha ruler. Shahu, son of Sambhaji, entered Satara and released Aurangzeb's son Azam the previous year. |
| 3/12/1944 | No. 7 Squadron, which had flown its Vengeances on some missions against dissident tribesmen in North Waziristan, started operations in the Arakan from an airstrip at Uderbund near Kumbigram. |
| 6/3/1912 | Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, great industrialist, was born. |
| 3/23/1962 | Nawab of Pataudi captains Indian cricket team vs WI at the age of 21 years 77 days. |
| 4/23/1968 | Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away. |
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