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Historical Event on 5/1/1923
Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/25/1960 | Olympics opened at Rome. |
| 11/29/1945 | Ugoslaviya in Rajshahi was ended. |
| 11/25/1977 | John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79). |
| 9/29/1997 | IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites. |
| 2/10/1846 | British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India. |
| 6/24/1908 | Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born. |
| 8/28/1904 | First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held. |
| 10/10/1927 | Bansilal, leader of Lokdal Party, was born |
| 2/3/1905 | Sir Padampat Singhania, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur. |
| 12/20/1988 | The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval. |
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