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Historical Event on 5/1/1998
India and Peru sign agreements on space technology and agriculture during the visit of Indian President K. R. Narayanan there.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/15/1943 | The Vengeance suffered numerous defects and teething troubles, necessitating temporary withdrawal from the two IAF squadrons, but the problems were eventually mitigated if not eradicated, and No. 8 Sqn flew its first operational Vengeance sorties against Japanese targets from Double Moorings, Chittagong. |
| 7/18/1634 | Joannes Camphuys, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91), was born. |
| 6/10/1984 | Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit. |
| 1/8/1906 | Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated. |
| 4/3/1994 | S.Bangarappa, former CM, launches his Karnataka Congress Party. |
| 4/9/1997 | Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy in Gwalior. |
| 10/13/1989 | Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha. |
| 8/19/1992 | K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India. |
| 11/20/1902 | Gandhiji returned to South Africa at the request of the Indian community and revived the Indians against Anti-Asian Laws. |
| 12/1/1993 | Nirubhai Desai, freedom fighter, veteran journalist and socialist, passed away. |
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