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Historical Event on 1/5/1869
Venkatesh Tirko Kulkarni, famous Kannad novelist 'Galagnath', was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/9/1997 | Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master. |
| 4/30/1999 | Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant. |
| 4/5/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad. |
| 5/18/1999 | R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai. |
| 11/7/1998 | Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas. |
| 3/28/1991 | Chautala asked by Governor to prove his majority on the floor of the house. |
| 12/12/2000 | J.H. Patel, (71), senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, died in Bangalore. |
| 6/30/2000 | The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council adopts a resolution seeking separation from J&K. |
| 3/14/1997 | Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan. |
| 10/21/1762 | Herman W Daendels, Brig-General and Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11), was born. |
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