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Historical Event on 5/1/1966

Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
4/14/1995India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah.
3/6/1915Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore met for the first time at Shantiniketan.
3/22/1991Chautala sworn in as Haryana CM.
3/14/1997Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan.
9/3/1931Kanhaiya Prasad Sharan, politician, journalist and social worker, was born at Muzaffapur, Bihar.
3/18/1992Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away.
9/23/1952Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay.
7/5/1968Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.