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Historical Event on 5/1/1987
The Bofors Deal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/25/1951 | First General Election of India begins. |
| 4/27/1748 | Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor, passed away and was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah. |
| 1/3/1923 | Madhukar Arnalkar, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
| 7/21/1907 | Gulam Mohamad Bakshi, former Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir, was born. |
| 10/24/1954 | Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died. |
| 4/22/1942 | Galagnath (Vyanktesh Tirko Kulkarni), famous Kannad novelist, passed away. |
| 8/9/1965 | Pakistan chose to persist while the Indian Army Corps on the ceasefire line got down to neutralizing the Gibraltar Force. As a first step, main infiltration routes were blocked and Pakistan was forced out of the Haji Fir bulge (known to them as Bedori). |
| 8/28/1906 | Chintamani Govind (Mama Pendse), great actor, was born. |
| 11/16/1915 | Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, martyr, died. |
| 10/31/1966 | Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes. |
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