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Historical Event on 5/1/1966

Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/199824 persons are killed and 28 injured when some bogies of a goods train break free and roll back to collide with the stationary Manmad-Kacheguda Express at Parli Vaijnath in Maharashtra.
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
4/16/2000India wins the second leg of the pre-olympic hockey tournament at Perth.
6/24/1989A majority of opposition members in the Lok Sabha resign on the issue of CAG report on the Bofors gun deal.
11/20/1999P.G.S. Mony, Indian scientist, is honoured by the French Government.
3/17/1997A Delhi court sentences former Union Minister Kalpnath Rai to 10 years RI.
12/6/1962India closes its consulates in Communist China.
12/8/1930British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.
5/4/1932Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day.
9/20/1940Saroj Lalwani, journalist and printing press director, was born.