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Historical Event on 5/1/1981

Sindhudurga district was formed in Maharashtra State.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1998Anna Hazare, social worker, was awarded the CARE International humanitarian award for 1998.
3/20/1997Maharashtra (like H.P.) proposes to make carrying for aged parents mandatory.
12/31/1738Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born.
7/8/1928Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
8/1/1994Surendra Singh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1996.
6/1/1874East India Company was dissolved.
2/16/1980The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
9/29/1990Central Government adopt a three-pronged strategy to create additional 30 lakh jobs outside the government sector over the next five years.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
3/17/1959Dalai Lama XIV flees from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet.