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Historical Event on 5/1/1886
May Day was first observed in Chicago, USA. Work, Social activities, Rest, for 8 Hours.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/4/1999 | India routed China 5-0 in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I second round play-off in Calcutta. |
| 10/17/1997 | Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the Science City being set up at Jalandhar, Punjab. |
| 8/12/1905 | Japan, Britain reach an accord determining spheres of influence in Far East; India to remain with the British. |
| 10/9/1987 | Official Languages Rules, 1976 amended. |
| 5/29/1968 | Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion. |
| 6/9/1834 | Dr. William Carey, great writer and social worker, died. |
| 8/6/1933 | Kripal Singh Govindsingh, Amritsar, India, 100* on debut v NZ 1959, was born at Madras. |
| 3/23/1940 | All India Muslim League passed resolution for the formation of Muslim homeland i.e. Pakistan. |
| 12/5/1990 | With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers. |
| 4/17/1998 | BJP Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta retains his Lok Sabha seat in the Udhampur-Doda-Kathna constituency defeating National Conference's Rajinder Kumar Chib by over 50,000 votes. |
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