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Historical Event on 5/1/1940

Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1995Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992.
11/30/1994Laxmi Menon, former Foreign state minister, died.
2/24/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India begins.
11/10/1989Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya.
2/28/1918Srinivas Ramanujan, famous Indian scientist, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
2/28/1989S. B. Chavan, Finance Minister, presents a Rs. 7337 crore-deficit budget for 1989-90.
11/16/1921Nearly 700 Mopalh rebels were killed by the Gurkhas as they attacked the Pandikkad post at Delhi.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
3/13/1958Vallathol Narayana Menon, great freedom fighter, poet, literateur and writer,died at the age of 80.
5/13/1857Sir Ronald Ross, bacteriologist, member of Indian Medical service, Nobel awardee and editor of 'Science Progress', was born at Almora, UP.