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Historical Event on 1/5/1968
Government of India accepts the administrative reforms commission's recommendation to appoint a Lok Pal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1997 | Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil. |
| 9/13/2000 | Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments. |
| 10/20/1991 | Manohar Phalke, famous union leader and MLA, died. |
| 7/27/1910 | Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away. |
| 12/27/1797 | Mirza Ghalib, great urdu poet and writer, was born at Agra. |
| 7/4/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment. |
| 4/11/1856 | Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born. |
| 9/2/1984 | Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar. |
| 7/15/1955 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
| 10/29/1999 | L .K. Advani, Home Minister, says the Centre is in touch with cyclone-hit states. |
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