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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 |
| 4/16/1918 | Spike Milligan, famous actor and comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers), was born in India. |
| 12/17/1877 | Feroz Shah died at Makka, Saudi. |
| 10/10/1999 | Congress-NCP talks still on forming a Government in Maharashtra. |
| 8/27/1995 | Andhra Pradesh Governor asks N T Rama Rao to prove his majority on 31st following a split in the Telugu Desam party. |
| 10/17/1999 | Dingko Singh won the bantam weight gold while Services' Ramanand was adjudged the best boxer in the National Boxing championship which concluded in Shimla. |
| 6/29/1997 | Anand wins Frankfurt chess classic '97 title in Germany. |
| 5/23/1996 | Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha. |
| 6/23/1997 | India and Pakistan reach accord on joint working groups to address outstanding issues including Kashmir and Siachen. |
| 9/7/1996 | Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party. |
| 8/1/1970 | Former Beatle George Harrison led an all-star entourage of rock talent through two sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden tonight, in a benefit for Bangladesh refugees. More than 40,000 attended the concerts, and Harrison hoped to donate $250,000 to the cause. The shows opened with sets of Indian music by sitarist Ravi Shankar, then moved through songs featuring Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and another ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr. But the evening's most ecstatic ovations were reserved for the unexpected appearance of Bob Dylan. |
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