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Historical Event on 5/1/1998
The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1998 | Firuz Shah Bahmani died. |
| 8/13/1913 | Khawtin Khuma, politician, was born at Phuldungsei, Tripura. |
| 11/25/1866 | Allahabad court was established for Uttar Pradesh territory, it sat in Agra with five Judges between 1866 and 1868. It also has a bench in Lucknow. |
| 7/25/1988 | Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. |
| 10/6/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title. |
| 11/22/1928 | British King George confined to bed with congested lung; Queen to take over duties. |
| 8/20/1997 | Arun Gawli, Mumbai underworld don, arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of a builder. |
| 7/19/1965 | Batukeshwar Dutt, great revolutionary, passed away. |
| 8/15/1990 | India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile. |
| 11/21/1991 | An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91). |
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