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Historical Event on 1/5/1953
Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/16/1997 | Rajeev Balakrishnan sets 100m national mark in the ITC International Athletics meet. |
| 1/29/1948 | Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas. |
| 2/15/1901 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and author, passed away. |
| 3/18/1919 | Rowlatt Act, intended to perpetuate the extraordinary powers enjoyed by the Government under Lord Chelmsford during the war, provokes countrywide protests. This Rowlatt Act was forced instead of 1915 Indian Security Act which reduced freedom of Indian people. |
| 1/21/1922 | V. Rajagopal, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1969-70, was born in Mumbai. |
| 4/30/1977 | Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed. |
| 5/20/1878 | Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated. |
| 4/3/1999 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation. |
| 7/10/1997 | Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing. |
| 7/12/1999 | India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes. |
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