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Historical Event on 5/1/1996
P. Shiv Shanker, Kerala Governor, resigns in view of the ongoing CBI investigation against him in the hawala case.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/9/1997 | Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal. |
| 4/25/1976 | India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt. |
| 5/6/1971 | India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war. |
| 10/6/1985 | P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra . |
| 9/20/1819 | Jose Custodio Faria (Joseph Stadio Faria), revolutionary scientist of Goa died. |
| 9/21/1994 | Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat. |
| 5/21/1994 | Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe. |
| 12/25/1919 | Naushad, famous film music director, was born. |
| 4/1/1996 | Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down. |
| 1/24/1870 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born. |
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