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Historical Event on 1/5/1995

India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/23/1984Bachendri Pal, an employee of Tata Iron and Steel Co. Limited at Jamshedpur, conquers the summit of Mount Everest to become the first Indian woman and the fifth women in the world to achieve this feat.
10/31/1876Cyclone hits Bengal centered near Bakarganj (now in Banlgadesh), about 200,000 die.
7/21/1999The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA.
3/15/1941Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was raised as the 4th Battalion, the 2nd King Edward VII's own Gorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) by Lt Col O'de T Lovett at Deharadun.
5/3/1962Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.
8/17/1944Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence.
10/25/1990JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
8/1/1963Soviets offer India arms to block China.
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
12/25/1964Anil Kaul, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96), was born in Amritsar, India.