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Historical Event on 5/1/1983

Amravati University established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/1959Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, died near Hardwar.
1/4/1948Burma achieved its independence from Great Britain. In 1989, Burma changed its name to Myanmar to reflect the multi-ethnic composition of the country. Apart from the Burmese, the main ethnic minority groups are the Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin, and Kachin. Just as the Burmese did against the British, almost all of these ethnic groups have struggled against the Burmese government for self-determination.
6/22/1897The Chafekar brothers, Damodar and Balkrishna, shot British Officer Rand in Pune. This event played a very important role in the revolutionary freedom fighter.
9/20/1998India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.
9/19/1933Sunit Francis Rodrigues, former Chief Army General, was born.
11/28/1993JRD Tata, 89, passed away in Geneva.
9/20/1999T. R. Rajakumari (78), the dream girl of the Tamil silver screen for over two decades, died.
12/22/2000Three Army jawans die in an attack by a suicide squad of Lakshar-e-Taiba at the Red Fort in Delhi leading to a 45-minute gun-battle.
5/9/1996LDF wins 80 sets and UDF 59 in Kerala elections .
8/25/1990GOI announces formation of National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister.