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Historical Event on 5/1/1966

Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/19/1920Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born.
1/5/1995India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA.
10/27/1907Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay died.
6/29/1908Pratapsing Gaekwad, Prince of Baroda, was born.
4/1/1985Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture was established during the 7th Plan period. The Institute started functioning independently since April 1987. The Headquarters of the Institute are located in Chennai with field and farm facilities at Muttukadu and three Research Centres at Kakdwip(West Bengal), Puri(Orissa) and Narakkal (Kerala).
12/17/1914Syed Mushtaq Ali Takub Khan, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's, was born in Indore.
12/1/1991Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.
8/25/1999Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi.
8/1/1962Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.