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Historical Event on 5/1/1998

The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1994Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
6/15/1993PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status.
1/10/1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
1/11/1995Kumari Anandan replaces Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy as TNCC (I) chief.
7/5/1993Supreme Court dismisses the stay petition of Union Government regarding lifting of ban on the RSS and the Bajrang Dal by the Babri Tribunal.
8/15/1990India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
2/22/1858Gannau resident of Samosa Gali in Delhi, arrested for revolutionary activities, was hanged.
11/30/1858Jagdish Chandra Bose, botonist and physics expert, was born at Mymensingh (now in Bangladesh).
6/27/1939Rahul Dev (R. D.) Burman ""Pancham Da"", famous music director, was born.