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Historical Event on 5/1/1966

Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1996Restoration of the original name of the city as ""Mumbai"" for Bombay Vide Maharashtra Act No, XXV of 1996.
8/8/1955Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.
10/29/1971Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives.
7/24/1992Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune.
10/21/1887Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, great politician, revolutionist leader and chief minister, was born at Khanwa.
12/22/1995A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia.
8/19/1993Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.
2/13/1994Troops moved to Uttar Pradesh to quell caste violence.
8/25/1975Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh.
2/24/1997Charles Shobhaj, the notorious murder suspect, to be deported to France after 20 years in Tihar jail.