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Historical Event on 1/5/1994
Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/22/1978 | Judge Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 11/07/1985. |
| 4/3/1914 | Sam Hormuj Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal, was born. He was better known as ""Sam Manekshaw"". |
| 11/1/1936 | Dr. Adarsh Sein Anand, justice, was born at Jammu (J & K State). He was the Chief Justice of India from 10/10/1998. |
| 9/21/1895 | Annapurnanand, great writer, was born. |
| 1/18/1950 | India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries. |
| 3/8/1957 | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away. |
| 4/10/1996 | Delhi High Court bans the import of toxic waste in India. |
| 11/1/2000 | T. R. Prasad was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He holds this office till date. |
| 7/8/1996 | T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award. |
| 10/2/1929 | Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust |
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