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Historical Event on 1/5/1952

John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1992Marathi cinema's Bhaichandra Govind Pendharkar gets Phalke Award.
11/15/1997INS Delhi' commissioned.
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11/29/2000India strikes a counter-trade oil deal with Iraq as part of an effort to build a strategic relationship with Baghdad.
4/26/1952India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries.
3/25/1609Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
1/14/1905Durga Khote, Marathi stage artist and actress, was born.
3/17/1957New Central Cabinet under J. L. Nehru sworn in.