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Historical Event on 1/5/1995

PM gives valedictory address at the 8th World Tamil Conference in Madurai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/19/1992K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
1/20/1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
8/21/1995Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
7/31/1993Transport operators begin nation-wide strike.
11/5/1977Indira Gandhi arrested and released unconditionally. The External Affairs Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee addresses the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi.
11/3/1997India presents G-15 with agenda for a fair deal in Kuala Lumpur. India calls upon Group of 15 developing countries to ""build convergences among nations and encourage G-7 to pursue structured and issue-based dialogue with us'
3/16/1880Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born.
4/29/1936Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India.
8/8/1936Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.
8/8/1936Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.