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Historical Event on 1/5/1994

Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/4/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay.
8/10/1894Varahagiri Venkata Giri, the fourth former President of India, was born at Berhampur in Orissa. He was one of the patriarchs of Trade Union Movement of India.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
1/2/2000Surya Sekar Ganguly (Goodricke National Academy) wins the Junior National chess championship in Sivakasi.
9/6/1674Faced with a critical situation, De la Haye had to capitulate and surrender St Thome to the Dutch who allowed the Sultan of Golconda to re-occupy it.
2/28/1997Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presents an action-packed budget for 1997-98.
12/9/1989Shyama Charan Shukla sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
8/16/2000Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, goes into a coma after multiple organ failure.
8/1/1996T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998.
2/27/1931Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad.