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Historical Event on 5/1/1996

Motilal Vohra, U.P. Governor, resigns (hawala case).

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1911Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born.
11/28/1990Union Cabinet approves re-induction of Airbus A-320 in the domestic sector.
4/18/1998Dr. A. R. Kidwai is appointed Governor of West Bengal.
10/11/1902Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time.
10/9/1968Olympic Games open in Mexico City.
2/22/1946Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day.
8/5/1939In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.
2/3/1986Pope John Paul II meets Mother Teresa at Calcutta.
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
10/1/1894Sudhi Ranjan Das, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Calcutta.