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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
6/5/1882Cyclonic Storm & floods in Arabian Sea hit Bombay. About 100,000 people drowned.
12/13/1994Vishwanath Annappa Tatyasaheb Kore, Padmashri awardee, passed away.
2/16/1986The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails.
10/13/1999Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka
5/13/1962Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967.
3/3/1978Origin of Saka Era (India).
7/23/1906Chandrashekhar Azad, great freedom revolutionery and leader, was born at Jhabra, Madhya Pradesh.
11/19/1961World Council of Churches convened their third assembly at New Delhi during which the International Missionary Council and its work was integrated into the larger ecumenical group.
8/16/1996CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.