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Historical Event on 5/1/1996

P. Shiv Shanker, Kerala Governor, resigns in view of the ongoing CBI investigation against him in the hawala case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/31/1818Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore.
3/5/1997Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.
1/26/199921 dalits are gunned down by the Ranbit Sena in Jahanabad district in Bihar.
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.
1/28/1984Sohrab Meherwanji Modi, famous drama and film producer, director and actor, passed away.
6/3/1998The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi.
1/30/1996Supreme Court directs CBI and other govt. agencies to speed up the Jain hawala probe.
2/17/1918S. V. Kumaraswamy, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1961-62, was born at Tamil Nadu.
6/1/1930Baba Adhav was born.
12/17/1970Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/01/1971.